Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz on Chris Stigall Show 4/20/2016
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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz on Chris Stigall Show 4/20/2016

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FROM: Matthew Dzieciolowski

Location: Chris Stigall Show

Date: 04/20/16

RE: Ted Cruz on the Chris Stigall Show

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Event Details: Ted Cruz does an interview on 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia

Attendees/Audience: n/a

Press: n/a

Summary of event: Entire interview focused on Trump and the GOP race. Cruz challenges Trump to debate, rips him on policy, and says if you support Trump you might as well put a Hillary sticker on your car.

Key Points:

0:01 Q before you announced you came to constitution center on constitution day, wasn’t long after your filibuster, 700 people turned out…..when people say what have you done to stop whats going on in DC, i point to that

A: i think we’re all frustrated with DC, with pols in both parties, i think thats what this election is about….country right now is hurting….i’m only candidate on either side with record of standing up and taking on democrats….

Q: when you hear people say you don’t get along with party, i say isn’t that what primary voters want?

A: DC doesn’t like you if you stand up to them….trump has lots of friends in DC cause he’s given money to pelosi and others….career pols don’t like me cause when they wanted to roll over on obamacare i stood up….need to stop obamacare, amnesty…..

3:20 Q delegate process, this primary has made us pay attention to how system works, some say its unfair, i don’t think so…what do you say to GOP primary voters that don’t like it

A: facts are straight forward, trump won last night and everyone expected him to win home state…trump lost 5 states and was upset so they started screaming….its all nonsense, whats happening is we’re beating him in election after election and he doesn’t like losing so he cries and cries and tries to distract…..my 3 priorities are jobs, freedom, security….we’ll repeal every word of obamacare, flat tax abolish IRS….trump doesn’t have policy so he wants to yell and scream and insult and curse

Q: are you still open to debating trump if he changes his mind

A: i have standing invitation for one on one debate with trump, its been over a month, he refuses…whats donald saying when he denies people a debate…..i’m reminded of analogy, if car is broken down in driveway, do you want neighbor to come and yell and scream at car, or do you want someone to lift the hood and fix it…..he said US should withdraw from NATO, if america did that it’d be a victory for putin and isis would dance in streets…..says he’ll be neutral in israel & palestinians….he’s worse than HRC on israel, he wants to reduce military aid, thats crazy

8:40 Q whats your path to victory

A: we’re headed to contested convention…..none of us…..gonna be battle in cleveland to see who gets most of delegates…..right now polling show HRC clobbers trump in PA, i tie her…

Q: do you feel some national hosts like rush have been unfair to you?

A: if folks wanna go in for trump thats fine….big fan of rush for a long time…..if you’re a conservative, only choice is cruz….5 former potus candidates have endorsed me….republicans are uniting cause if trump is nominee HRC wins, might as well put HRC sticker on your car

Q: you have some distant family in wilmington

A: fantastic…mom was born in wilmington….i have army of cousins around DE & philly

Video File Label: 160420_MD_548

Clip Label: 160420_MD_548_A.mp3

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