Ted vs Marco preview
by digby
The ad, produced by the pro-Cruz Courageous Conservatives PAC, takes aim at Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asking, “What has Rubio ever done?” “After Sandy Hook, Ted Cruz stopped Obama’s push for new gun control laws,” the ad continues.
Remember this?
“It is saddening to see the president today, once again, try to take advantage of this tragic murder to promote an agenda that will do nothing to stop violent crime, but will undermine the constitutional rights of all law-abiding Americans,” Cruz said in a statement. “I am committed to working with Sens. Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, and Jim Inhofe — and I hope many other colleagues — to use any procedural means necessary to protect those fundamental rights.”
Cruz also blamed the Obama administration for contributing to the gun violence it is now attempting to address.
“In any conversation about how to prevent future tragedies such as Sandy Hook, our focus should be on stopping criminals from obtaining guns,” Cruz said.
Never mind the fact that the kid who killed all those tiny children had no criminal record …
It’s gross. But note that the theme of the ad is all about Rubio being “pro-amnesty.” That theme is going to be hammered by more than Cruz. It’s his achilles heel. Talk radio is already gearing up against him.
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