so, the pandemic in west africa. are many places where we have the turning radius of the crisis. >> i do not think you are as good friends with him as other people. i'm trying to understand what separates you from the others who have gone beyond the pale? senator cruz: i'm not going to engage in the media's game of bashing another republican candidate. mark: some people say you want to make sure he does get into the race so you can win the support he has. is this a political population? senator cruz: i'm not going to go into the gutter with personal attacks. i think policy distinctions are important. i will talk about differences when it comes to amnesty or common core or marriage. that is supposed to be the bread and butter of politics, but i'm not going to engage in personal attacks. mark: would hillary clinton be worse on the economy than barack obama or do you think about the same? >> if we take some anecdotal snapshots, if doubling the capital gains tax is worse than barack obama? in that case, i would say worse.