Politico has a new piece up this morning with more information on what Ted Cruz said in that private meeting in New York City with supporters earlier this month, but it’s hardly the bombshell they were hoping for. According to Politico, Cruz is guilty of saying one thing on gay marriage in private while saying something else in public:
What Ted Cruz said behind closed doors https://t.co/IKaABpTShL via @mikeallen | AP photo pic.twitter.com/0ft6OvS6Rv
— POLITICO (@politico) December 23, 2015
An excerpt:
In July, he said the Supreme Court’s decision allowing same-sex marriage was the “very definition of tyranny” and urged states to ignore the ruling.
But in December, behind closed doors at a big-dollar Manhattan fundraiser, the quickly ascending presidential candidate assured a Republican gay-rights supporter that a Cruz administration would not make fighting same-sex marriage a top priority.
Except Cruz hasn’t been inconsistent at all. Here’s former Cruz speechwriter Amanda Carpenter with the explainer:
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679621074728960000
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679621234460651520
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679621382716669954
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679621526010904576
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679654938453110785
Exactly. Politico even admits as much in their article:
While Cruz’s private comments to a more moderate GOP audience do not contradict what the Republican Texas senator has said elsewhere, they demonstrate an adeptness at nuance in tone and emphasis that befits his Ivy League background.
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And many others are scratching their heads to figure out what exactly Politico thinks they’ve uncovered:
In all honesty I'm not seeing a big scandal here. This ain't the first time he's softened his rhetoric to gay NYers https://t.co/pXeZVbgW4M
— Juegos y los gatos! (@ArtrexisLives) December 23, 2015
…is no different than what @SenTedCruz has said openly… Yet another @politico piece of manufactured controversy https://t.co/ayjyCUrc48
— Jim Lee (@Jim_Lee_SC) December 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/679654794257166336
Politico is pathetic. This isn't even a borderline good hit job. https://t.co/4LDYM6nFMW
— Brian Phillips (@RealBPhil) December 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/679715501879214080
https://twitter.com/MadaVentoux/status/679623342844850176
@politico @mikeallen this is exactly what he believes. Our constitution should allow for the states to decide. This piece is CRAP
— Russ Donald (@rusdolboy) December 23, 2015
@politico @mikeallen Isn't states rights a big part of conservativism at this point? Oh crap now I'm defending Ted Cruz.
— Andrew Madsen (@AngryRedHead86) December 23, 2015
@politico @mikeallen Cruz has said this on campaign trail. Nice scoop. He is a constitutionalist & has argued 9 times before Supreme Court.
— BearNJ (@jimbearNJ) December 23, 2015
Nice #NothingBurger there. His public & private messages are consistent. I’m shocked. @politico @mikeallen https://t.co/EFJqCgWyot
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) December 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/RichardLloydUSA/status/679697931591495685
“YAWN!” is right.
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