This is mostly a family civil war between Phyllis and her daughter. Pretty much the entire board believes Phyllis was manipulated by Donald Trump due to her age and her lack of interaction with the grassroots.
So the board members who endorsed Cruz think Phyllis was manipulated by Trump? Shocking.
BTW, it was a total sleaze ball gaslighting move for Ted Cruz to issue a press release touting Eagle Forum members endorsements right before Phyllis endorsed Trump. It strong implied the Eagle Forum was endorsing Cruz when obviously it was not. What an awful think to do to a 91 year old woman. Shame on Ted Cruz.
Assumes facts not in evidence. Where is the proof that Cruz had knowledge of an imminent Trump endorsement by Phyllis?
Additionally, anyone with a lick of sense would realize that, absent an official statement from Eagle Forum, no such endorsement of Cruz was being given.
Grow up.
Why is Ted Cruz such a slimeball?
Good thing the crluzer isn't going to get the nomination.
The Democrats would have wall-to-wall video of Clockwork Ted Cruz pushing Phyllis in a wheelcahir over a cliff.
There was about a two month interval between endorsements. Certain members of Eagle Forum endorsed Cruz on January 18. Schlafley's formal endorsement was on March 11, at a Trump rally in St. Louis.
That said, I do agree that she signaled a preference well in advance of making the formal endorsement. The seeds for this tension existed, so the timing isn't all that important. The only relevant issue is "who is in charge of Eagle Forum?" It is in the open, and has been for some time, that the organization has factions at bitter odds against each other.
Phyllis Schlafley Makes the Case for President Trump - January 10, 2016.
Schlafly says didn't endorse Trump, knocks Cruz - December 31, 2015
-- What an awful think to do to a 91 year old woman. Shame on Ted Cruz. --
It's not Cruz's fault that 20 members of Eagle Forum prefer him. It is their doing, even invoking Phyllis's name in their endorsement of Cruz.