Sen. Ted Cruz uses 45th birthday to fundraise

Indeed, Cruz made a similar “marriage is a question for the states” argument during a September interview with “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert. “Is it a top three priority for you?’ And Senator Cruz says ‘no” and then gives what he’s always said about referring it to the states.

In Jun., Ted Cruz promised on NPR in that opposition to gay marriage can be “front and center” in his 2016 marketing campaign.

That’s a departure from the Republican presidential candidate’s comments after a Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states back in June. He also backed off of his positions on issues like abortion and common core.

A recording of Cruz’s conversation with the donor during a fundraiser held December 9 at the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York was highlighted in a POLITICO report Wednesday.

Still another GOP source who works for one of Cruz’s rivals tells Politico the stance could risk the Texan’s appeal to supporters of retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, whose polling numbers have fallen off as Cruz’s have been rising.

Mike Huckabee pounced today on a Politico report about how gay marriage may not be a high priority for Ted Cruz if he’s elected president. “Not supposed to be like that”. Of course marriage is a part of that, as well as free speech, gun rights, religious liberty, and the issues he discusses every day on the campaign trail.

Cruz: No. I would say defending the Constitution is a top priority. So they are resorting to dishonest attacks.

Anyone who has followed Cruz’s rise already is well aware that the senator from Texas has treated facts like an unnecessary detail; the secret tape is devastating for his presidential campaign because it undermines Ted Cruz’s trustworthiness with his own voters.

“Shouldn’t candidates be expected to have authenticity & consistency, instead of looking at a map to decide what to believe & what to say?”

Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist preacher, says he “respects” Donald Trump, whether or not he agrees with him, because “he doesn’t pretend with his principles or change his message depending on his location or audience”.

“If marriage & sanctity of life are truly issues of principle – not politics – there shouldn’t be geographical boundaries to what’s right & wrong”, he added in a separate tweet.