I like Cruz, but . . . I’m going to vote Trump in the primaries, but . . . [see my post here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3412667/posts?page=100#100 for details] . . . no. Cruz should stay on message rather than disavowing every annoyance that comes along. This is a rare exception, since it can and should be framed as part of the message.
The Ted-PAC billboard on Melania Trump was inappropriate, and Cruz should have condemned it, which would make Ted look adult and issue-oriented. Cruz cannot legally “coordinate” with the PAC, but he can say that attacks from supporters of either side on wives are inappropriate, and he should have done so.
Trump’s anti-Heidi response was inappropriate, and he should instead have pivoted to a more adult stance in responding, if for no other reason than because he needs the Cruz voters in November. In the absence of an appropriate response from Cruz, Trump should have responded by explaining politely that their wives are and ought to be off limits as targets.
Neither wife makes political speeches, both wives are women who would bring knowledge and class to the White House (If you don’t like the Melania picture, fine, but that was a long time ago and is not a part of who she has been in the past couple decades). Heidi’s economic understanding developed on Wall Street is a positive, not proof that her husband is a secret insider. Melania’s beauty and intelligence are also positives, not proof that she’s not the sort of woman we want as First Lady. Both sides handled this badly.
+1, Here! Here!
What is not true, Heidi Cruz makes speeches all the time, she just makes them behind closed doors to big donors. Ms Trump on the other hand spends most of her time being a wife and a mother. Attacking her is despicable but typical of the sleaze ball Ted, eh.