Unlike a lot of people here I never supported Ted Cruz in 2016, and was strongly pro Trump and against Cruz.
But I’m not sure what you mean by Cruz hanky panky?
In any case there is really no comparison with this year
Trump is a popular incumbent with the entire GOP apparatus supporting him from the get go.
Walsh is merely a gnat.
Cruz was a serious candidate, and it was a tough race for Trump. He hired Manafort a couple months before the convention because there was still a chance of a brokered convention.
Cruz’s worst moment, to me, was house graceless non-concession, non-endorsement speech at the convention. It was unbecoming, and tarnished his image.
Walsh doesn’t have a national profile, and is going no where. Another blow-up Bill Kristol love-doll.
WALSH didn't go anywhere in ILLINOIS. His only support base is RINOS.