I don't think it was motivated by desperation, I think he just misread the attitude of the conservative block.
He claimed that the Natural Born Citizen issue is “settled law” and he knows very well that it isn’t. Should a court ever take it up, he could very well be proven correct - that he is eligible but it is not settled law by any means.
I think Article II is a dead issue. At this point, it is virtually impossible to repair the damage that the legal system has done to it, so we might as well ignore it at this point.
Then he piled on to the CNN lie that David Duke endorsed Trump, he did nothing of the sort. And Trump had repeatedly denounced Duke and the KKK. Cruz acted as though Donald was wearing white sheets himself.
I don't remember anything about Cruz trying to tar Trump with David Duke, though I remember a lot of media people trying to do it.
I actually don't think that issue has hurt Trump at all. He still manages a higher than normal percentage of support among blacks. Certainly more so than any other candidate.
Oh, I agree that while I do not believe Cruz is eligible and this may be too technical for today’s voters to understand or care about, that will not stop the Democrats from tying it up in court.
These recent cases have been dodged with various pretenses: lack of standing, arguments based on MEMOS for crying out loud, and general nonsense. The RATS will court shop - can you say Ninth District- get a ruling which will help them and take it all the way to an evenly divided court meaning the 9th ruling will stand.
While the Democratmedia refused to admit that Hussein was not an NBC, it will be in full bray with a Cruz or Rubio. Watergate style (if you are old enough to remember that), constant stories 24/7.
Do not doubt this.