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Press Release on Gov. Scott Walker Endorsement
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Alice Stewart |
| News Release | Catherine Frazier |
| March 29, 2016 |
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz for President
Walker: "Americans are looking for real leadership and a new direction... That’s why I endorse Ted Cruz for President."
HOUSTON, Texas –
The Cruz for President campaign announced today the endorsement of
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Gov. Walker made the announcement on
the Charlie Sykes radio show in Wisconsin this morning.
“After
eight years of the failed Obama-Clinton Administration, Americans are
looking for real leadership and a new direction," said Gov. Walker.
"Ted Cruz is a principled constitutional conservative who understands
that power belongs to the states – and to the people – and not
bureaucrats in Washington. Just like we did in Wisconsin, Ted Cruz is
not afraid to challenge the status quo and to stand up against the big
government special interests. He is the best-positioned candidate to
both win the Republican nomination and defeat Hillary Clinton. That’s
why I endorse Ted Cruz for President of the United States."
“Governor
Walker has been an outstanding leader in the conservative movement and
I’m honored to have his endorsement,” Cruz said. “Gov. Walker
courageously stood up to special interests and won in a bitter fight in
Wisconsin. His leadership has made a profound impact on the people of
Wisconsin and I welcome his advice on how we can unite the Republican
Party and defeat Hillary Clinton in November.”
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DNC Statement on Scott Walker's Endorsement
DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda released the following statement on Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement of Ted Cruz:“After signing some of the Republican Party’s favorite union-busting, education-slashing policies into law, Gov. Scott Walker earned one of the worst job-creation records in the country. Then he launched a bid for the White House that became the shortest presidential campaign in modern history – lasting just 71 days – after a dismal lack of support forced him to drop out. Now he’s lending that lack of support to Ted Cruz, a candidate every bit as extreme as Trump, but with the added bonus that he cost the economy $24 billion in a wasteful government shutdown. Fitting.”
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker Endorses Sen. Ted Cruz's Extremism
Today, Governor Scott Walker endorsed Senator Ted Cruz to be the next President of the United States, throwing his support behind a candidate who shares many of his extreme right-wing policies. Throughout his tenure, Cruz has compared the fight to defund Obamacare to that of fighting Nazis in World War II, referred to marriage equality as the “radical gay marriage agenda”, and said those who believe it climate change are equivalent to people who believe the earth is flat.Cruz’s
extreme record mirrors not only that of Walker, but also
of current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Most recently, Cruz
said we should “patrol
and
secure
Muslim
neighborhoods”, but this only scratches the
surface of his divisive rhetoric. Cruz has accused people who support
marriage equality as waging “jihad” against people of faith, said the
laws in this country that give women a right to choose are extreme, and
has said the Obama economy is disastrous even though we have had 68
positive months of job growth.
“It’s shameful that Scott Walker would support a candidate with an extreme record of divisive policies and hateful partisan rhetoric,” Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Kory Kozloski said on Tuesday. “Ted Cruz has spent his career working to divide people across this nation, rather than working to bring us together. That is not the sort of candidate the Governor of our state should be standing behind.” Kozloski said.
Below is a brief history of Ted Cruz’s divisive rhetoric:
Climate Change
“It’s shameful that Scott Walker would support a candidate with an extreme record of divisive policies and hateful partisan rhetoric,” Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Kory Kozloski said on Tuesday. “Ted Cruz has spent his career working to divide people across this nation, rather than working to bring us together. That is not the sort of candidate the Governor of our state should be standing behind.” Kozloski said.
Below is a brief history of Ted Cruz’s divisive rhetoric:
Climate Change
- Ted Cruz compared those who believe in the science of climate change to those who believed the earth was flat.
- Cruz compares the current research on global warming to that of “global cooling” in the 1970s, even though that subject was not taken seriously and has been debunked as ludicrous.
- Ted
Cruz
compared the fight to defund Obamacare
to
that
of
taking
on
the Nazi’s in World War II.
- If
elected,
Cruz stated he
would
repeal
every
word
of
Obamacare, which means nearly million
people would lose coverage, insurance companies could punish people for
pre-existing conditions, and companies would be able to discriminate
against women with higher healthcare costs.
- Cruz went so far as to say he lost his own healthcare coverage because of the ACA, and this has been dismissed as pandering for votes.
- He
accused
the LGBT
community
of
waging
jihad against people of faith.
- When
Ted
Cruz announced his presidency he said a
top
priority
was
defending
traditional
marriage, i.e. gay people
would not have the right to marry.
- He
scorned
the Supreme Courts decision to make marriage equality the law
of the land and said
states
should
ignore
the
decision.
- See Ted Cruz’s history on Gay Marriage and Homophobia here.
- Ted Cruz said he wants to “carpet bomb” ISIS into oblivion and continues that narrative even though military experts say this is not feasible and is dangerous
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