Ted Cruz: Democratic Candidates Are A 'Dangerous Socialist ... And Bernie Sanders'
19 September 2015
On Saturday, the Texas senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz sought to connect with a Republican establishment crowd – in part by telling them jokes.
“So now,” he told the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, “the Democratic field consists of a wild-eyed socialist with ideas that are dangerous for America and the world … and Bernie Sanders.”
The remark elicited laughter. Jabs at Hillary Clinton aside, Cruz struck a chord with his call to drastically shrink the size of government.
So did John Kasich. The Ohio governor said: “One of the most important things we have to do in this country is shift the power from Washington back to the states.”
Cruz was first on stage, and more than 2,000 activists and donors looked on as the darling of the Tea Party movement, who has consistently polled in the middle of the 16-strong Republican field, punctuated his remarks with references to the anti-establishment wave riding through the far right of the party. That wave has placed two non-professional politicians, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, at the top of the polls.
“We are seeing an awakening sweeping this country and let me tell you right now, help is on the way,” Cruz said.
On day one in the White House, Cruz said, he would strike out “every illegal and unconstitutional action” taken by President Obama through a series of executive orders used to bypass a Republican-controlled Congress.
“President Obama likes to say he’s got a phone and he’s got a pen,” Cruz said. “Well, you live by the pen, you die by the pen.”
He added: “My pen has got an eraser.”
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