Dewhurst ran Cruz attack ads from day one even though there were others in the race. I thought it felt like something was wrong with the Dewhurst campaign even though I didn’t know who Cruz was yet. The ads were just odd and over the top. Since then, Dewhurst doubled down on the tactic making the campaign even tackier. So, I’m not sure all the credit goes to the tea party if Cruz wins.
Dewhurst ads have been 100% negative attack ads. I have nto heard one ad where he talks about what he stands for or will do. All i heard were surrogates “pimping” him and knew he was a worthless hack. After the latest ad, i drove straight to the courthouse and voted for Cruz, and told about 9 other people to go do the same.