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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Replying to @zeynep
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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Replying to @zeynep
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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Replying to @Pinboard
That I understand; the part that is fascinating is that he almost certainly just burnt his presidential ambitions. +
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Replying to @zeynep
you think so? I don’t think it did. He’ll have a catalogue of horrors to point to from Clinton (if she wins) and “did all he could”
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Replying to @Pinboard
Repubs will not ever nominate someone who capitulates (without apology) to someone who insulted his wife and father.
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Replying to @zeynep
maybe he’ll get a new wife. That seems to be a winning strategy
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Replying to @Pinboard
Hah. Convention speech means the Trump side will never forgive him. Endorsement means non-Trump side won't. Nuts to do both.
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Replying to @zeynep
maybe he got a big box of Trump steaks? It is cheering and pleasant to see such a repugnant, talented guy commit political suicide
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Replying to @Pinboard
My spidey-sense goes wtf when I see people who are obviously smart and burning with ambition take hard to explain steps.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matthew Rose
I mean, this is his campaign spokesperson: https://twitter.com/MtthwRose/status/779643634857676800 … Absolutely predictable, too.
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