Exactly! He could have simply said that in light of all of the damage that Hillary Clinton has already done to this country, and out of fear of how much more harm she would do, he was putting aside his personal animosity towards Donald Trump and voting his patriotic principles in favor of the ticket that could defeat her!
He would have looked like a statesmen while still conveying his dislike of Trump as a person. I had supported Cruz early on but grew increasingly concerned about him as time went on as he seemed duplicitous and far too self serving. Last night, sadly, confirmed those opinions.
The speech Cruz made last night was fantastic aside from the obvious omission. When he finished, he should have paused and said, “oh, by the way. I am putting 100% of my support behind the next President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
The standing ovation would still be going.