You nailed it. Ted looks pained. Lots of things look forced - Beck, some family pics/videos, his flat jokes at the debate, defending indefensible mailers.
I think this guy is cauught between his own ego and what everyone (dad, donors, etc) are expecting him to do.
Who knows? All I know is he is circling the drain.
Which is sad.
He could have been perfectly positioned to be great. Even if he didn’t make it this year, he’d have been able to set up for so many future runs if it worked out and probably won easily.
But something happened. Don’t know if it was sabotage, or the urge to win RIGHT NOW, or the inability to address some of the stupider things he or his campaign has done, but as of tomorrow I suspect Cruz will be in free-fall.
And despite all of my very loud arguments with Cruz supporters on FR, I don’t want to see the man crash and burn.
We’ll see.