by Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks March 29, 2016 | 12:09am
Ted Cruz’s campaign on Monday abruptly canceled two New York appearances by his wife so she could rush to Wisconsin to stump with him ahead of that state’s April 5 primary approaches.
The Texas senator was ready to put aside his dislike of “New York values” and stick it to Donald Trump in his own backyard, bringing the GOP battle to the billionaire’s base.
Heidi Cruz, just days after Trump mocked her mental state and appearance, was slated to meet voters at Connect Church in Bellmore, LI, Tuesday and then hit the Brighton Beach Jewish Center, the senator’s site said Monday.
But hours later, Cruz’s reps notified the church that Heidi Cruz was going to reschedule.
“They said they needed her in Wisconsin to campaign with Ted,” Pastor John Gravagna told The Post. “They’re going to be back next week or the week after.”
Polls suggest that Trump will win a majority of New York’s 95 delegates in the April 19 primary.
A March 18 Emerson University poll, the most recent in New York’s GOP race, shows Trump with 64 percent of the vote compared to Cruz with 12.
But his popularity among women has dropped after a series of comments foes call sexist.
Then came last week, when an anti-Trump super PAC released an ad showing a revealing photo of Melania Trump that originally appeared on the cover of British GQ in 2000.
Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife — a possible reference to a bout with depression she suffered years ago — and then re-tweeted an unflattering photo of Heidi Cruz juxtaposed against one of Melania, a glamorous former model.
“A picture is worth 1,000 words,” the tweet’s caption read.
Cruz sparked headlines in January when he accused Trump of having liberal “New York values,” citing Trump’s prior pro-abortion stance and support of other Democratic issues.
http://nypost.com/2016/03/29/cruz-campaign-cancels-heidis-new-york-appearances/