I don't believe I've used that term in referring to Cruz, but there's no doubt that I'm not the only member of this community to have lost some respect for Senator Cruz.
I take little no joy in criticizing Ted Cruz, but I'm afraid that his bad behavior (as judged by so many of his former supporters such as myself) is not merely a mass hallucination.
Are you honestly saying that you think Cruz should have no regrets? Because most of us who switched our support to Donald Trump were appalled at some of the things Cruz said.
While Donald Trump is non-PC, crass, and vulgar on some occasions, his overall character, IMHO, outshone Ted Cruz's, and that's ultimately the reason Trump's our nominee, IMHO.
Whether Cruz was playing the race card by piling on during a hateful Media/GOPe smear on Donald Trump (the David Duke endorsement hoax), or giving only a lip service rebuke to the criminal thugs that forced the cancellation of the Chicago rally, (followed by a diatribe against Trump), or simply blatantly lying about "mischaracterizing" Donald Trump's policy positions, many FReepers were expecting much more from Ted Cruz.
I'm not going to rehash the entire last 6 months of campaigning, but suffice it to say that Ted Cruz made several mistakes during his campaign, in addition to exposing some significant character flaws, such as exposing himself as a naked opportunist.
Ted Cruz lost fair and square. He made a pledge to support the eventual nominee, no matter who it might be. He needs to honor that pledge, instead of acting like Jeb Bush.
I hope Ted Cruz tries to rehabilitate himself with the GOP electorate, because if he doesn't, it'll finish off his political career in addition to helping Hillary.
I think Cruz needs to do some honest reflection on his behavior...
Vote Trump!
Hear, hear!