Ted Cruz Campaign Launches Anti-John Kasich Attack in Wisconsin

Ahead of Tuesday’s Wisconsin primaries, Ted Cruz’s campaign launched an attack ad against John Kasich for the first time. “Not For Us” implies that Kasich engaged in cronyism as governor – giving Worthington Industries more than $619,000 in state tax breaks after the company supposedly donated over $500,000 in support of Kasich. “Ted Cruz is recycling failed Democrat attacks in a desperate effort to smear Governor Kasich,” John Weaver, Kasich’s chief strategist, said in response to the TV ad. “It didn’t work for dishonest Ohio Democrats in 2014 and won’t work for deceptive Ted Cruz now.” According to ABC News, the spot aired in Wisconsin over the weekend, and the Cruz campaign also sent mailers attacking the Ohio governor.

Cruz Leads in Wisconsin, But Trump Lessens the Gap

Both pro-Cruz and pro-Kasich super PACs have been cutting a slew of attack ads against each other leading up to the Wisconsin primary – from a creepy ad about “Lyin’ Ted” Cruz’s nose to John Kasich’s “liberal record.” Both groups are spending a lot of time attacking each other in the Badger State, all the while Donald Trump has been closing the gap on Cruz’s lead. Trump is now only 6 points behind Cruz, on average, instead of 10 points last week. Make sure to follow us on Twitter @IAgreetoSee tomorrow as we follow the news from the Wisconsin primary.