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Ted Cruz: I think our wives, I think our kids should be off limits. They don't belong in the attacks.

On the recordMarch 28, 2016
I think our wives, I think our kids should be off limits. They don't belong in the attacks.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz defends his family and expresses the belief that family members should not be targeted in political campaigns.

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