These tweets are from Amanda Carpenter, Ted Cruz Speech Writer and “Senior Communications Advisor.”
@DavidMDrucker @SenLeeComs How do we know? Has Reid ever been tested. Have Republicans ever stood up to him??
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) September 22, 2013
@DavidMDrucker @SenLeeComs We fighting, plain and simple. We intend to do everything we can and not submit to Dear Leader.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) September 22, 2013
No need for infighting. We all oppose Obamacare, right? We all support defunding, yes? So let's do it!
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) September 22, 2013
With this sort of strategic insight and balance you start to grasp why Cruz has ended up here.
Note: Carpenter identifies herself as Cruz’s “Speechwriter and senior communications advisor.” Sean Rushton is his Communications Director.