Like Trump, Ted has a large group of hardcore supporters who would not desert him if he “shot a man just to watch him die” or ate live puppies on national TV. So, this revelation will probably change no opinions here.
“Like Trump, Ted has a large group of hardcore supporters who would not desert him if he shot a man just to watch him die or ate live puppies on national TV. So, this revelation will probably change no opinions here.”
The key difference is that Trump was joking, it was taken as a joke, but Cruz was serious, and was not joking.