I like Cruz but he walked into Trumps trap.
He stumped himself.
Trump’s Trap?!?!
What are you talking about?’
Trump graciously invited him to speak—no conditions attached.
Cruz could have honored his pledge...ah but he chose not to...No trap.
[He walked into TRUMPS trap]
NO. CRUZ tried to ambush TRUMP’S campaign. PROOF? This email was in my inbox. Needless to say, I pushed the UNSUBSCRIBE button.
OUR FIGHT GOES ON
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TED CRUZ
Donald allowed Ted to dig his own electoral grave. If Trump had viewed Ted’s speech beforehand, and refused to permit Ted to take the stage, Cruz would forever have a talking point that he was ‘denied to express himself.
“If only he could have explained his position to the American People, he would have won them over, but the Trump campaign worked to prevent his free speech.”
Now, Ted has only himself to blame. He will probably come back from this, being only in his 40’s, but it may be a long time in self imposed exile.
What trap? Cruz’s brilliance has been greatly exaggerated. The guy is 13 kinds of stupid.
What trap? Cruz was one of the ones who demanded the pledge in the first place. Cruz trapped himself.
Good riddance to Cruz.
“I like Cruz but he walked into Trumps trap.”
I beg to differ. Trump simply afforded him the same opportunity that he had for any number of his former opponents. There was no trap. Cruz could have given a good speech and endorsed Trump, but he chose to end his career with his dumbassed mouth all by himself!
Look, this is probably going to work out fine for both Cruz and Trump. Cruz sets himself up as a brand of uncompromising christian conservative. His brand will be small but strong. Trump shows that he has the party. He has Pence. And he is setting up a difference between President of the United States and Priest of the United States.
To vote for Trump you are not voting for the perfect conservative. Instead you are voting against a corrupt government, a corrupt party and a corrupt media. Trump is breaking through a Clinton, Bush elite sham that used democracy as a show, to get 51% behind one guy.
I think Ted Cruz would have been a fine president. But I voted for Trump when I started to believe that Ted Cruz will never get the chance to be President. And I believe Trump does have the chance. Its really that. The press has done a great job tearing down conservatives. They crucified Cruz when he filibustered with stories about Green Eggs and Ham. They make him look small and mean, and sort of dorky. And unfortunately for him, I think he has reinforced this portrayal tonight.