Cruz Ducks Rick Perry’s ‘Republican Barack Obama’ Comparison

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) threw (pick your metaphor: an elbow, a rock, shade) at Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) this week, when he essentially called Cruz the Barack Obama of the GOP 2016 class, not a compliment coming from a governor who fiercely opposed Obama’s policies.

Asked about his potential 2016 rival earlier this week, Perry responded, “I think [voters] are going to make a rather radical shift, away from a young, untested United States senator whose policies have really failed.”

“Listen, I like Rick Perry,” Cruz said on CNN’s State of the Union. “People occasionally throw rocks in politics. That’s his choice. I’m going say I think he did a good and effective job as governor of our state.”

“Taking the high road,” replied Dana Bash.

Watch the clip below, via CNN:

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