APRIL 29, 2016 – Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that “Indiana has a chance to choose” when it comes to the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday.
“Do we want to support a campaign that is based on yelling and screaming and cursing and insults?” asked Sen. Cruz. “Or do we wanna unify behind a positive, optimistic, forward-looking, conservative campaign, based on real policy solutions to the problems facing this country?”
A transcript of this interview excerpt is below, and you can watch it here: http://nbcnews.to/1VY5Iku.
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MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS” / CHUCK TODD
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CHUCK TODD:
If you don’t win Indiana, do you get outta the race?
SENATOR TED CRUZ:
Indiana is an important state. We are competing hard. We’re barnstorming the state. We’re on a bus tour, Heidi and I and the girls and Carly. And we’re seeing great support in Indiana. And– and– and I will say this: Indiana has a chance to choose. Do we want to support a campaign that is based on– on yelling and screaming and cursing and insults? Or do we want to unify behind a positive, optimistic, forward-looking, conservative campaign, based on real policy solutions to the problems facing this country–
CHUCK TODD:
So if Indiana rejects you, they’re– if– they’re rejecting that argument, are they not?
SENATOR TED CRUZ:
Well, I– I don’t believe so. I think the support we’re seeing is surging. There’s a reason Governor Mike Pence offered his support. He’s hearing from Hoosiers across the state that– that don’t want– a campaign that is based on yelling and bullying. They want real solutions.
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