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DROP DEAD, TED: https://t.co/68hKgqmjBx pic.twitter.com/veDsxLYDTN
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 15, 2016At last night's debate, Senator Ted Cruz got put in his place by Donald Trump over a characteristically culture war sneer at "New York values". It really reminded me of Sarah Palin's 2008 comments on "real America" (for which she ended up apologizing). It's sort of a weird way to talk about values that has always rankled me. Does Cruz really think small towns in red states have one set of values (church, mom, apple pie) and then there's coastal big cities doing some whole other stuff (orgies and Satan-worship)? I'd say it isn't helpful to write off that many voters who happen to live in NYC and environs, but you know? He might just be calculating those aren't his voters, anyway.
2 comments:
Hi Vixen, this was the most substantive debate I have ever seen for a presidential candidate.
Now I find myself actually wondering if New York will turn to the right in support of its favorite son.
The pendulum swings back and forth, but we may see a vigorous swing that is outside our experience.
He screwed up. Everyone knows you throw that particular insult at CALIFORNIA, not New York.
San Francisco liberals, hollywood elitists, come on Ted, this is movement conservative 101 stuff...
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