He also does well where he can cheat.
It's not Ted Cruz cheating. It's the GOP leadership writing rules that are designed for the purpose of giving the party control, and then Ted Cruz using those rules to his advantage. It's not cheating when you bluff successfully in poker, and it's not cheating when you win a caucus by getting more supporters there than the other candidates get. That's playing by the rules. [It is cheating if you count the votes dishonestly like the democrats do, but as far as I know that didn't happen in ND]
I'm happy as long as the delegates were chosen by Cruz or Trump, and not by Kasich or his supporters. If Trump and Cruz have a combined 80% of the delegates a week before the convention, that will be the time for deals. Cruz will have a strong hand, and Trump will have an even stronger hand. As long as they both understand they're going into a crooked casino, I expect a positive outcome from their pre-convention negotiations.
He also does well where he can cheat.
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Oh BS, Trump had the only congressman of the state endorse him, and he helped pick the recommended delegate slate. Cruz went and handed out his own recommended slate, and won 18 out of his 23 on the list.
Trump is so unpopular that his preferred delegates had to hide who they were supporting, because they knew no one would vote for them.
Don’t blame Cruz because your candidate is so unlikable.