For a good Christian, Ted Cruz sure does play dirty. He's perfecting the art of deceiving would-be voters, whether by lying about Ben Carson dropping out of the race, or trying to threaten them into voting for him by implying not voting would get them in trouble with the law. His latest direct mailing, however, might be his scummiest—and scammiest—move yet.
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is out with a deceptive new mailer that masquerades as official government business and promises people there's a "check enclosed" when it's actually asking for money instead.
A New Jersey resident sent The Huffington Post the latest piece of mail he received from Cruz's campaign. The envelope appears to have come from Cruz's Senate office and has his name printed the same way it often is for Senate business. In small type the mailer clarifies that it is for "personal" matters and was not sent at taxpayers' expense. It also promises a check.
That's right, it says "Check Enclosed," right there in big black letters next to the recipient's address. "Great," voters must be thinking. "Ted Cruz is sending me free money to vote for him! And from his Senate office!" Only to open the thing and find out that they've been taken, again. Because of course that check is made out to "Cruz for President" and of course it's a fundraising ploy.
But it really is Ted Cruz all wrapped up in a single envelope—slick and slimy all at once.