Story highlights Carly Fiorina, accused on pandering on Twitter this weekend, says Ted Cruz will say anything to get elected

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Washington (CNN) Carly Fiorina, herself recently accused of pandering on Twitter, chided Ted Cruz on Sunday, saying he "says whatever he needs to say to get elected."

Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard executive and Cruz's rival for the GOP nomination, hit Cruz in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union."

She kept up her criticism of the Texas senator for his 2013 push for a government shutdown in an ill-fated attempt to repeal President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

"Ted Cruz is just like any other politician. He says one thing in Manhattan, he says another thing in Iowa," Fiorina said Sunday.

Recordings of Cruz speaking about gay marriage to donors in New York City appear to differ in style, but not substance, from his speeches to conservative supporters.

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