DES MOINES — Following his rapid-fire assault on Sen. Ted Cruz’s record during Thursday evening’s debate, Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign in Iowa kept up his line of attack by calling out Cruz as a follower of the political winds.
Rep. Kristi Noem, a South Dakota Republican and Rubio supporter, told reporters after the debate that Cruz is nothing more than a political opportunist who supports “whatever’s popular that day,” continuing Rubio’s line of attack that the Texas senator engages in “political calculation” and not “consistent conservatism.”
“From what I heard come from Donald Trump, from what I’ve seen of actions coming from Ted Cruz, they’re not the right people for the job,” Noem told reporters after a Rubio watch party. “Ted Cruz says whatever’s popular that day. He votes one way, and then a month later will vote another way. He’ll take a position, write an op-ed on something as critical as our economic future and trade with foreign countries, and he’ll change his mind because the political winds are blowing a different direction.”
“I don’t want another president like that. I don’t want a president like the one that we have that knows how to talk, but doesn’t walk the walk,” Noem continued. I want one that will actually follow through on what he says he will do.”
Noem was joined by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican who along with Noem announced his support for Rubio in early November following the CNBC debate.
In Thursday night’s debate in South Carolina televised by Fox Business, Rubio responded to Cruz’s criticism of the Gang of Eight bill with a blistering attack of his own. The Florida senator accused Cruz of flip-flopping on a myriad of issues, including on immigration, trade, and Iowa-centric issues such as ethanol and crop insurance.
