SALEM, N.H. -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday got into a heated exchange with a voter who accused him of supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad. "I came from New Jersey to ask this question because it's so important to me," said John Davenport, a Fordham University professor who directs the school's peace and justice studies, during a town hall at Lancaster Elementary featuring the GOP presidential candidate. "Supporting Assad is a mistake.