As hilarious at this is... I'm betting a nice chunk of the BASE REPUB VOTERS agree with it. Now, maddow skewers his statement here, since obama wasn't even elected yet. But it's wise on Cruz' part to do this, politically.
Speaking at an event hosted by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) linked the economic policies of President Obama with those of the much-maligned Jimmy Carter. “Historically, the economy has grown 3.3 percent a year since World War II,” he said. “There are only two four-year periods where growth averaged less than 1 percent: 1978 to 1982, coming out of the Jimmy Carter administration, and 2008 to 2012. Same failed economic policies.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cruz-tries-blame-obama-2008-crash
