Talk radio said very good things about Rick Tyler and assume he was tricked. Regardless, maybe the Establishment knew how to push his buttons and planted him as an unwitting dupe?
That is one thing I’ve been concerned about regarding Cruz. The Establishment Repubs are dangerous and cunning. It takes someone unique to tackle them.
The Cruz campaign has been managed in a way that troubles me, and his supporters deserve better.
Remember when Cruz said, “I don’t have insurance.”
No health insurance? Very dramatic.
The next day, “Uh, yes, I do have insurance.”
Who talked him into that?
Or the mock swearing in next to Beck. What kind of campaign manager fails to talk him out of that?
REALITY CHECK This is a pattern w/ Cruz---going back to his run for the Senate. So typical of the narcissistic personality....the ability to engage others in your activities and the sudden but inevitable departure by a once-loyal associate.
Cruz/s verbal fluency borders on glibness. He/s also arrogant and he never fails to grab the opportunity to exploit situations to make himself look good. .
Notice that he/s obsessively competitive, with a drive toward perfection. He has this obsessive need to always be right, to create a favorable impression on others...... and, above all..... he has to win.
Even worse, he cheats sometimes, and he lies. Or rather, he glibly "rationalizes" a sticky situation to make it look different to others than it really is.
His most formidable weapon: a wealth of words that mesmerizes others. He/s a talented and intimidating salesman.
All of his educators say Cruz was academically gifted. He was not only the brightest student they had ever seen, but he was mature and poised w/ a compelling inner calmness.
A perfect description of the traits of a psychopath.