Now Patrick has endorsed Cruz fully, even for President 2016.
Dan now denies he ever supported Dewhurst of Cruz, but that's not the impression he gave back then.
In June 2012, conservative Dan Patrick of Houston charged Ted Cruz with airing mistruths in his U.S. Senate bid against Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Patrick, a Republican state senator, subsequently said he would vote for Dewhurst in the Dewhurst-Cruz primary runoff.
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