This election has a semester's worth of case studies for a game theory class. (Most examples are fails, from the 17-person primary on).
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c)... Cruz takes the stage, redoes his convention talk & plays Rick Astley, . Only scenario to his advantage if he is staying in politics.
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a) Trump win: Trumpified party will never take to Cruz, not because of his views because Cruz endorsed guy who insulted his wife and father.
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b) Trump loss: Squandered his chance to say I told you so by late-stage craven endorsement. (Unless preceded by Trump apolog—hahahahaaha).
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Does anyone have a Cruz endorsement explanation that makes sense? We want to dismiss this as politics as usual but it's not. This is weird.
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Cruz endorsing now (after what he did at the convention) feels so weird that I honestly cannot rule out blackmail/dirt—or something absurd?!
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Allahpundit
This is absurd. I fail to see upside for Cruz's burning ambitions that have defined him his whole political life. ?!https://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/779403395442454528 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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Trump win isn't as far fetched anymore. Both close loss to H and Trump win w Cruz not supporting very costly to Cruz w base.
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Cruz must have given up presidential ambitions, then.
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vox making the same point: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/9/23/13033866/ted-cruz-endorse-trump … and also points to primary challenge. Very plausible I think.
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I'm open to pols making calculated moves as an explanation. But this is Cruz giving up presidential politics. Weird to me.
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Cruz's future prez ambitions rely on Senate seat. Not endorsing Trump is likely loss of GOP line in 2018. Short-term
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