Posted on 01/16/2016 3:45:07 PM PST by TBBT
In case you thought Ted Cruz's "New York values" line on Donald Trump was just a one-off attack, witness this new video from the Cruz campaign.
The video from a 1999 Donald Trump appearance on "Meet the Press" is not a TV ad, but it has all the makings of one. And it erases any doubt about whether "New York values" was intended to be something Cruz would continue to hammer home as voters prepare to cast ballots.
In the video, Trump very much cops to his New York values, citing where he comes from for his positions on no fewer than three issues: gay marriage, support for gays in the military, and so-called "partial-birth" abortion. (He supported the latter two and was undecided on the first.) Each time one of the issues is brought up, Trump volunteers his home town as part of his political identity.
And indeed, there's one money quote from Trump that seems tailor-made for an attack ad in the state that just happens to vote first.
"I've lived in New York City and Manhattan all my life," Trump said. "So, you know, my views are a little different than if I lived in Iowa -- perhaps."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The Cruz campaign's wager seems to be that it's the last one -- at least for enough voters to make a difference in Iowa. But rather than try to attach the old "flip-flopper" label that has plagued politicians from John Kerry to Mitt Romney, they've come up with a new catch phrase: "New York values."
It was a smart move. It has allowed the Cruz campaign to resurface Trump's old liberal positions in a way that doesn't seem stale and like something the media has covered before. The phrase "New York values" has gotten buzz over the last week in a way "flip-flopper" never would have.
Andrew C. McCarthy– â€@AndrewCMcCarthy
.@realDonaldTrump has given $84K to @NYGovCuomo, who says conservatives have no place in NY because they don’t share #NewYorkValues.
1999 really? Ha ha ha
It’d be interesting to try to find a single person in Iowa who doesn’t know that Trump is a New Yorker who’s not exactly known for his social conservatism.
Trump is really finished this time for sure!!!
Well, at least Trump wasn't a dual citizen in 1999.
Whether or not there is traction to this - I think it’s too late to slow or stop Trump now.
...I’m sure Trump is finished...
Uh huh, sure. Ted should look at VP for 8 years, and hopefully be a shoe in as President in 8 years when this liberal mess is turned around.
I agree 100% with your assessment. They had the video and laid the groundwork to make it work. Knew it would be an issue in the debates. Then play the video card and watch Trump stay up all night tweeting again. It was a well though out strategy.
You think maybe we can have a few actual votes first? Or are you just another trumpeter that’s A-ok with trump being a dictator?
They know he’s a NYer, but the lack of social conservatism hasn’t been pointed out much by anyone this cycle, oddly excepting Jeb. Of course no one has been actually listening to anything Jeb has said. Cruz is now in a position to help Donald show this side of himself.
Funny how none of the cable news channels have played this.
Even Fox hasn't played it.
It looks like Fox has chosen Trump over Cruz.
two and a half weeks is a long time in politics.
And he acted like he didn't know what Cruz meant by New York values.
This is lie number... what? I've lost count.
Fox and the GOPE has chosen Trump over CRUZ.... That alone is reason enough to vote for Cruz. This election is and has always been about kicking out the GOPE for me.
Sorry, the phrase didn’t catch. The NewYorkValues twitter hashtag failed miserably. Meanwhile, Trump got 30,000 retweets today carpet bombing Cruz over there. Bye bye TPA Teddy. This is campaign is over.
1787? Jacka$$!
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