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Honestly. I can't see how people are surprised at the hostile reception Cruz is getting. The New York primary has been on the calendar for quite a while, and everyone had to know he'd be called to account for the New York Values crack.

Just about every political leader in the state... conservative, liberal, elected, appointed whatever... is going to crap on Cruz for the next two weeks. They've got their own New York constituencies to see to.

I'm sure at the time the remark was unveiled on that Iowa stage, the plan was to win Iowa, finish well in NH, win South Carolina, sweep Super Tuesday in the South, and emerge as the consensus candidate. New York was never supposed to matter.

Well, things didn't turn out that way. Now, he's stuck with no place to go for two weeks. And he's a walking punching bag.

A Cruz supporter and I (a Trump man) swapped thoughts on how he can get out this box. Essentially, if he makes a self-deprecating joke about himself, admits to the folly in a humorous way... It might come across as charming and get him a second look by some.

I don't think he's that kind of guy. This approach would require a deft touch, not a rehearsed debate clip.