Trump Rises on a Perfect Storm of Public Fear

‘Both of them I like and respect, ‘ he said, according to audio of his remarks obtained by the New York Times.

Who am I comfortable having their finger on the button? But now that it looks like his turn in the spotlight is nearing (a poll out this week found the Texas senator leading in Iowa for the first time), Cruz appears to be bucking up to directly challenge his old buddy – at least behind closed doors. “But, my deal would be they treat me fairly and I’m going to treat them fairly”.

What do you think of Cruz questioning Trump’s judgment privately- while speaking of him in highly positive terms publicly? Among the Democrats, Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 20 points.

Republican pollster Daron Shaw says, “There are enough people in the last two nights of the sample to question the widespread assumption that Trump’s comments will hurt him among GOP primary voters”. Ted Cruz, who has only spoken well of his opponent on the trail.

He asked, “You look at Paris, you look at San Bernadino, it’s given a seriousness to this race, that people are looking for: Who is prepared to be commander in chief?”

Ali, who has spent less time in the spotlight since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1984, was previously a regular fixture on U.S. television where he became a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, a major force in the movement for black civil rights. Just 55 percent of people interviewed trust the Obama administration to protect them from terrorists, down 12 percentage points since June and 33 percentage points below what it was in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on NY and Washington on September 11, 2001.

Cruz’s campaign called that report “misleading” on Thursday, but did not dispute the nature of Cruz’s emphasis on “judgment”.

During an appearance at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, on Thursday, Cruz refused ‘to comment on what I may or may not have said at a private fund-raiser’.

He said it would be up to the voters to decide who they want as a leader. And that is exactly why we have a democratic election to make that determination’.

Cruz’s hesitance to criticize Trump directly – even after Trump put forward a policy to ban all foreign Muslims from entering the country – stands in contrast with many of his fellow candidates, who have increasingly sharpened their criticism of the front-runner and expressed frustration with his success in the polls.