You are correct. The feud he carried on with Trump, including staying in the race when mathematically eliminated, (even though not quite as ridiculously so as John Kasich) is hurting him by a few percentage points.
That, and money still means something in politics, even if it’s cynical, spiteful, money given in vain from Hollywood leftists from out of state.
Somehow, they got the notion from the Alabama debacle that they could pick off Senate seats in deep red states by buying them for $100 million a piece.
Thankfully, all those ‘Beto’ consultants, image makers and pollsters will be trash for liberal cash; pushing Irishman Bobby O’Rourke as a fake Hispanic. His crass cultural appropriation will fail.
When Cruz walked on stage to address the crowd at the Texas Trump rally last week, there were boos. People dont forget.
You are right. The feud he carried on with Trump is hurting him. I know solid republicans that are leaving the senate race blank because they haven’t forgotten his refusal to support the party’s nominee.