Bottom line, IMHO.
I’ve always said the difference between republicans and democrats is that when a republican does something wrong republican voters are quick to condemn while the democrats make excuses. I don’t see that difference anymore.
Like democrats, Cruz supporters will make excuses until the last dog dies. Even after Cruz apologized. In fact, I’ve never seen a post that said “What Cruz did was wrong but he apologized so let’s move on.”