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Heidi Cruz is her husband’s not-so-secret weapon, but could she hurt his campaign?
MSN ^ | 6 Feb 16 | Lisa Mascaro

Posted on 02/06/2016 5:04:52 PM PST by xzins

Except for perhaps Bill Clinton, no candidate’s spouse in the 2016 presidential campaign has proved as productive and effective as Heidi Cruz.

Beyond the mother-of-two charm that softens Sen. Ted Cruz’s hard edges, and her deep Christian faith, the California-born Heidi Cruz, 43, is an accomplished executive and political adviser — more in the model of Democrats like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton than Republicans like Laura Bush.

Her impressive resume includes a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University, a stint in the George W. Bush White House and a high-paying job at investment giant Goldman Sachs, where she gained the Wall Street savvy that has made her a fundraising dynamo.

But also perhaps with the exception of former President Clinton, no other political spouse faces as much risk of turning from asset to liability.

Heidi Cruz’s links to Goldman, where she has taken a leave of absence as managing director of the private wealth management office in Houston, are beginning to distract from her husband’s populist message as a crusader against the moneyed interests of Wall Street and Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; family
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Because we always do?


21 posted on 02/06/2016 5:55:46 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: heights

The CFR thingy is useful to know also.


22 posted on 02/06/2016 5:56:46 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: 867V309

So you know next to nothing about diplomacy and foreign affairs? How surprising.


23 posted on 02/06/2016 5:57:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She wasnt a financial advisor any more than Goldman Sachs is an honest dealer. Seriously, Goldman is as bad as crony capitalism gets.


24 posted on 02/06/2016 5:59:05 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So you know next to nothing about diplomacy and foreign affairs? How surprising.

So you're willing to defend the despicable Council on Foreign Relations when it helps your guy? How surprising.


25 posted on 02/06/2016 6:00:05 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 867V309

I was in military intelligence for years, so I know what reality is. I wish you did.


26 posted on 02/06/2016 6:02:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: heights

Got to admit it gives me pause.


27 posted on 02/06/2016 6:03:02 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I was in military intelligence for years, so I know what reality is. I wish you did.

I always heard military intelligence was a contradiction in terms.


28 posted on 02/06/2016 6:04:43 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: RoosterRedux

“Heidi looks very depressed.”

That might explain the wandering aimlessly on the side of the road.


29 posted on 02/06/2016 6:05:52 PM PST by patq
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To: xzins

Read her own account of how they met as political operatives working for Bush. Same type of tag team, different name that’s all.


30 posted on 02/06/2016 6:06:25 PM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled..e.by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern - Chesterton)
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To: 867V309

Wow, I never heard that before.


31 posted on 02/06/2016 6:10:28 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wow, I never heard that before.

Sheltered life?


32 posted on 02/06/2016 6:11:51 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Your type is the reason we keep getting Romney, McCain and Dole as candidates.


33 posted on 02/06/2016 6:12:38 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 867V309

You can’t be that stupid.


34 posted on 02/06/2016 6:13:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
You can’t be that stupid.

I don't follow...


35 posted on 02/06/2016 6:14:25 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 867V309

You used the “military intelligence” joke as if no one had ever heard it before. Having served in M.I. do you think I’ve never heard it before?


36 posted on 02/06/2016 6:25:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
You used the “military intelligence” joke as if no one had ever heard it before. Having served in M.I. do you think I’ve never heard it before?

Sorry.

You used the "I used to do this, so you're ignorant" meme. It doesn't work.


37 posted on 02/06/2016 6:30:48 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 867V309

Except when it’s true, like in this case.


38 posted on 02/06/2016 6:34:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Except when it’s true, like in this case.

From the horses [mouth?]


39 posted on 02/06/2016 6:36:43 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Your type is why we lost in Viet Nam


40 posted on 02/06/2016 6:38:27 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative
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