Cruz and Beck were probably giving one another high fives over what a good idea that was. How would Ted know it was backfiring until his data miners and psychology team had time to gage the public reaction ? He wouldn't. He lives in an echo chamber where fooling some of the people some of the time has always been good enough.
Furthermore, his new BFF Romney from the GOPe was without a doubt telling Ted to run with it because the GOPe wants this to be a fuel/air explosive that devastates both Trump and Cruz.
Poor Ted. I don't know about the women yet, but I know Ted is sleeping with the likes of Romney and Graham who, in theory, have no use for Ted but somehow are not suspect in this whole flap. Forget that Rubio was their guy, their choice, oh no, all is forgiven. Why would Ted's new GOPe buds do anything to hurt their BFF Ted ?
No normal person who interacts with other people doesn't know what to expect when they attack another guy's wife. Normal people know that when that happens it's time to leave during the shouting and before the fight, or they flat out tell the person making the attack they're out of bounds and try to stop the BS before the shouting turns into a fight.
Ted's caught in his own web. Whether it's a web that includes infidelity or just flirting with infidelity like a little girl tease does remains to be seen.
Ted is the instrument of his own destruction because he attacked Trump's wife.
Before the PAC got involved, well before Utah, Ted decided to go into the gutter. Now that he's in the gutter, any turd rushing by that hits him and knocks him down is no more than what he deserves.
My sentiments exactly, and for the very same reasons you stated.
Instead his comment was, it wasn't us it was the PAC. No remorse about it, no condemnation of it, until days later.
I still wish the news organizations would either come out with proof, or abandon the story. It only hurts either candidates chances in the general election. Because now everyone for their candidate is vowing to not vote for the other guy. We all end up losing when Hillary or Bernie gets elected.