Cruz hits The Donald on 'TrumpCare'

Politico ^ | February 1, 2016 | Dan Diamond with Joanne Kenen

[Cincinatus' Wife]

CRUZ HITS TRUMP ON HEALTH CARE - AND HE'S KIND OF RIGHT - Locked in a close battle in Iowa, Ted Cruz is turning to health care in an attempt to separate himself from rival Donald Trump. A brutal ad airing in Iowa links "HillaryCare" and "ObamaCare" with "TrumpCare" - and uses Trump's own words against him.

"Everybody's got to be covered, this is an un-Republican thing for me to say," the ad quotes Trump saying on 60 Minutes last fall. "[And] the government's gonna pay for it."

Cruz pushed this message further on several Sunday shows. "A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for ObamaCare," Cruz claimed on Meet The Press. "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care. Which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor. Now my views are polar opposites."

- TrumpCare remains vaguely defined. Trump called Cruz a "total liar" and declared, "I am so against Obamacare." But the thing is, Trump has repeatedly reiterated his commitment to some form of universal coverage - just as Cruz suggests. However, we still don't know any specifics of a Trump health plan, or how he'd pay for it.

Pressed again on Sunday, he still refused to offer details. "We'll work something out," Trump said on ABC's This Week. "Nobody knows health care better than Donald Trump."

[altura]

I understand that you’re passionate about Trump but all your arguments rest on the belief that Trump will do the things he’s promised.

We have no evidence of that.

We have core positions that change every two or three years. We have a man of low morality who thinks rules are made for others. We have a petty and vindictive man who lashes out with infantile tweets at ‘little’ people he thinks have been mean to him.

If he manages to con the public into nominating him, we will have either a democrat or a flawed president who will disappoint us all.

[DoughtyOne]

Okay, thank you.

I appreciate you informing me of your thoughts on this.

It’s really pointless for me to express and opinion at this point.

I’m not here to insult you, but I have spent eight months trying to reason with others on the subject of Ted Cruz vs Donald Trump.

The Cruz folk’s minds are made up.

All the best to you folks.

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