It's called "covering your bets." Playing both sides of the ticket. Leaving nothing to chance.
Giving Cruz credibility with the base then could help the GOPe later. Like now.
******************************************** Really???!!! The "conspiracy theory" deepens. Do you really believe that the Republican party leadership is smart enough to come up with this idea?
Especially as, when Cruz too, out the loan, he was merely running for Senator...and was a serious underdog at that. Who would've projected him running for President four years later?
We need to know that guy. He's brilliant!
Or did they "cover their bets" by loaning money to all the underdog candidates in 2012?