Posted on 12/30/2015 6:47:43 AM PST by VinL
Ted Cruz says he won't use former President Bill Clinton's political liabilities against Democratic presidential contender and former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
"I am not interested in getting into personal attacks and innuendo," he said Tuesday at a news conference in Cisco. "Hillary Clinton’s biggest liability is that her policies are a disaster."
New York businessman Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican race for president, has used Twitter to black Bill Clinton as abusive to women.
"If Hillary thinks she can unleash her husband, with his terrible record of women abuse, while playing the women’s card on me, she’s wrong! Mr. Trump said Monday via Twitter.
Cruz says he won't engage in such attacks.
Instead, he outlined how he would contrast himself with Clinton, should he get the Republican nomination for president.
"Because of the Obama/Clinton economic policies, millions of Americans are hurting," he said. “We have the lowest percentage of Americans working since 1977."
He added that "the Obama/Clinton foreign policy is terrible because of the strengthening of Iran and the rise of the Islamic State.
"That is a record that is substantially indefensible," he said.
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Not good.
I agree. Bad move, Ted. The high road took Dole, Romney and McCain nowhere.
It often seems intentional. Not sure that it's a wise long game because of how it's training the electorate. Whatever, it'll be interesting to see how effective it is. Rather like a risky trick play in football. If it works, it's brilliant.
It will be very important. Especially if she drags out Bill to do her campaigning for her.
I hope she doesn’t. He is a positive for her. People love him. His approvals are high even after all these years. Don’t know why but they are. How many people can be impeached and still be considered a great president. Not many that is for sure.
Cruz is proving to be a terrible candidate. Never tell the enemy what you are not willing to do to win. Trump on the other hand show he is in it to win and every option is on the table. Use BC against Trump and Trump WILL USE BC against the beast. Cruz is at his best when he is agreeing with Trump ideas.
Sounds a lot like Ronney’s response when attacked by Obama.
Romney did nothing.
doh..
Cruz just lost the last of my support with that statement.
I want someone who will FIGHT, not tie their hands behind their back before the battle even starts!
GO TRUMP!
BJ isn’t until there’s another scandal. Can’t wait for Hillary’s next version of standing by her man.
Hill has already promised he will start campaigning for her. The arrogance of those two.
You hope the high road works for him?
We’ve been hoping the high road works against these Clinton’s since 1991
Hope runs out, doesn’t it?
Of course the high road doesn’t work against them. Nor will it
Ted Cruz would get laziness. Sorry. He can be the best debater but this is football without helmets in a prison.
And It is as much about Bill Clinton as it is Hilary and that’s BEFORE Hilary drags him into it herself
I get a little nervous. So many times the refusal to deal with such issue in others ends up boiling down to something not good.
Having a serial predator and his primary enabler in the White House is not an important issue? In fact it is the most important issue because you can not trust one thing that comes out of the mouth's of such vermin as the Clinton's.
I don’t know about arrogance, but I do know she wants to win.
I very much support Ted Cruz in taking this position.
Yes, innuendo. If Hillary had a serial killer campaigning for her, it would be wrong to imply she was also a serial killer, right? Maybe terrible judgement, but that’s a direct problem. Innuendo as Ted seems to be using it here is simple- minded guilt by association. It’s a bad form of argument because it doesn’t deal with the real problem, the flaws in the policy and character of the candidate. This sort of thing just drives it home again that Ted is living out his Christian faith, and that should play well with the vast new evangelical coalition he is hoping to build. It makes sense.
Peace,
SR
Not sure that it’s a wise long game because of how it’s training the electorate
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FP, the issue of Hillary’s enabling of her husband WILL ALWAYS be before the public. Cruz doesn’t have to speak to it— because there’s no end to those who will.
Laziness = Lazio -ed
Ted, you are not going to win this election by debate points.
Hillary is the greatest evil we have in this country—her Presidency will change this land in ways even Obama could not dream of.
You better be prepared to fight, and fight hard.
Though Cruz said Bill isn't the issue, he leaves it wide open to attack Hillary head-on. Hillary can't come close to matching Cruz' intellectual level. He'll destroy her just by broadsiding her alone.
Staying above the fray and refusing to lower yourself by wrestling with a pig (Bill Clinton).
Classy move. But that’s Ted. A class act.
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