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 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Burgess Everett
Cruz is reduced to spinning this as "I'm not very smart?" Come on. (Also, really. Come on).https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/779710329148231680 …
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Only explanation that remotely makes sense is a credible primary challenge, and even that's kind of iffy. Maybe Cruz did give up ambitions.
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Cruz is made entirely of ambition. My guess is pressure from some major donors+fear of looking like a spoiler in a close Trump loss
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That I understand; the part that is fascinating is that he almost certainly just burnt his presidential ambitions. +
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..which means external pressure of such magnitude that he felt his Senate seat was at risk; hence had to act whatever the cost?
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