Ted Cruz thinks it's been too long since the last Republican debate, wants one before next week

Ted Cruz, wanting to improve upon his dead-last finish in New York's Republican primary on Tuesday, is calling for another debate before next week's primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

"Donald [Trump] concluded the people of New York didn't deserve a debate," Cruz told reporters Wednesday in Florida. "Well, you know what? I think the people of Pennsylvania deserve a debate." Cruz said when Trump faces him in a debate, it shows how unprepared he is for the presidency. "Trump is unwilling to stand on stage and debate because he cannot defend his positions or his policies," he said. "He has no substantive economic positions."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.