This is really a stupid argument, but Ted Cruz blew it on his answer.
He should have said there are several things he loves about New York values...like their love of country and pride they have in being an American. The way they responded to 911 was amazing. But the values he’s referring to are those that have elected someone like Deblasio as Mayor.
We all know what he means, but he did blow the answer.
Those proles you saw on 9/11 are a minority of the population there, much of NYC and its environs are comprised of yuppie/hipster liberals and non-European immigrants. “Remembuh Noin Elevin” is the NY proles version of Godwin’s law.