I won’t disagree with your description of Cruz, one bit. But, what’s more important?
A self-serving, opportunistic, narcissistic asshole....Republican who will side with the President. Even if the only reason he’s doing it, is to look good and ride the Presidents coattails.
or
A Schumer/Pelosi lapdog that will vote against anything the President tries to push, will vote to obstruct all the judges that are about to be confirmed and keep the borders wide open.
If the reasons that folks didn’t vote for Cruz are what you say, and I have no reason to argue that, it’s about time folks stow the personal and start thinking long term. It’s like folks that vote for the Libertarians to prove a point. The only point that is made is the Dem’s usually win in those contests.
Personally, I think the country is coming to a tipping point. I thought that the election in 2016 was the most important one, in the modern era. Then I realized that Tuesday’s was. I was thinking that if the Republicans held Congress, the Dem’s would become so unhinged that they’d break apart and slowly fade away. Now, with two years of obstruction on the way. Two years of the Dem’s making fools of themselves, Maxine Waters could be the Finance Committee Chair. The election in 2020 will be the most important. Time to put personal feelings in the hip pocket.
I don’t disagree with your points. I am merely stating why Texas Republicans were so lukewarm in their desire to reelect Cruz. I’m willing to bet that most of those Republicans, who refused to vote for Cruz, probably thought it was “only them” not casting a vote for him ... They did not see the “big picture,” but allowed their own personal animosity to govern their ballot decision.