[Mariner]

"This was so important to him that he did this even though it is going to cost him votes in November"

It won't cost him anything. He likely gained enormous support from the NeverTrump/Cruz faction.

Ted Cruz could have stayed home. Instead he accepted Trumps invitation to a dinner party, ate the food and drank the wine, then pissed on the carpet and kicked his dog.

Ted Cruz did this to himself, solidifying his national reputation as the most hated man in America.

[Boardwalk]

Cruz speaking now. Spinning!!