The last two days for the Ted Cruz Senate campaign have not been the best, and his family has been the focus of the vulnerability.
The Dallas Morning News wrote about Cruz’s family history, and Ted made a rare error for candidate whose campaign prides itself on discipline.
In the article, when pressed about whether he corrected those who said positive but inaccurate things about Cruz’s family story, his answers did not sync up for journalist Robert Garrett.
This line from Garrett’s article is damning: “Cruz, a Republican and former state solicitor general, said this week he felt no obligation to correct others’ mistaken impressions.”
This morning, Politico broke the story about Ted Cruz savaging the Council on Foreign Relations, an influential New York-based think tank concentrated on international affairs and foreign policy.
From the Politico article: When asked about the Council at another event in Tyler, Tex., on Oct. 15 -- Texas, home of Ron Paul and Alex Jones, is the sort of place this comes up a lot -- Cruz called the organization "a pernicious nest of snakes" that is "working to undermine our sovereignty," according to video provided by someone who opposes his candidacy. One problem – his wife Heidi was a member of this organization up until June of this year.
Ted Cruz remains a strong, compelling candidate but this week has to be a real blow to his credibility. When Cruz is off-script from the speech he has been delivering for over a year – it becomes clear that his desire for applause lines has occasionally gotten in the way of the truth.
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