Don’t think Cruz and Lee lost. I think they won big. They screamed and screamed and screamed Obamacare should not go forward. they made their position very clear because of the gov;y shutdown. The establishment Republicans joined with the Dems to go forward with Ocare. Then as soon as gov’t was open again catastrophe hit. Millions are losing their healthcare. Millions are paying triple the premiums. these are all things Cruz-Lee were saying.
Without Cruz-Lee doing what they did and creating so much visibility people would not know that they were right and the Dems-Rinos were worng.
So now what do we have? The dems want to delay Ocare becasue it won’t work. This is what Cruz-Lee offered. The gov’t shutdown did not need to occur becasue the dems now want this but were too stubborn to do this a few weeks ago.
Basically Cruz-Lee showed they were right all along and now tens of millions are going to lose their healthcare, tripled premiums, and in the end get nothing in return. these are all things Cruz-Lee were screaming about and all is coming to pass.
In the end Cruz-Lee have won and more importantly shown that the Rino establishment was the real problem all along.
No one wants to give them any credit. McConnell and McCain voted for Ocare and should be thrown out.You summarized this so well.