he sure stepped in it-- up to his eyebrows! And the smell... 
is sure going to linger.
Cruz didn’t help Hillary. He tried, yes. But all he really did was destroy himself and validate Trump as the right candidate. That’s why Trump let him speak, already knowing what he was going to say.
Ted replayed the scene from The Deer Hunter but with six bullets.
IF Hillary should win, then her judicial nominations will guarantee no republican will ever win again
he sure stepped in it-- up to his eyebrows! And the smell... is sure going to linger.
Tell me, why should anyone care at this point?
I agree in general that it would have been better to hear an unambiguous endorsement. However, I don’t think it gives Hillary Clinton any real opportunity because if she tries to exploit the Cruz ambivalence, it will lead back to what Cruz said about Obama and Clinton (I don’t have a transcript handy but I’m pretty sure there was a bleak overview of what a Clinton presidency would mean).
I really have no idea what Ted Cruz is really trying to signal to his “ardent followers” who have largely made the trek over to Trump Central already anyway. Perhaps it was a thinly veiled plea to write Ted’s name in, or to vote for some as yet unknown alternative. I don’t think the Libertarian option is what we’re meant to assume here.
But also he left some room for future clarification by saying that one could and should vote the entire ticket up and down. That technically means an endorsement of all nominated Republicans. He could tweet or otherwise signal down the road that he was misunderstood and meant that as an endorsement. Maybe he’s trying to force Trump to declare more openly his views on the limitations of power.
But the one place where I disagree is that Cruz will have much impact on the outcome. This will fade from view rather quickly and become part of the general background noise about mainstream old school Republicans not flocking to support Trump. The public have generally turned the page on the old school Republicans by now. It’s not that the party has deserted Trump, more like the party has evaporated in a cloud of its own irrelevance and ineffectuality, and Trump has replaced it. What we see now is the Trump Party, and the only thing that really fits from the past is the elephant symbol.
I believe that this new Trump Party will retain the name but perhaps it should become an eyebrow-raiser to use the terminology GOP because this is no grand old party, it is a grand new party with new priorities. Yes, vote your conscience by all means, but engage your brain too. This would be my response if I were lucky enough to be a Trump.
This Canadian Cruz was planning a 3rd party run to get Hilliary elected. His vote your consience was a signal to his supporters to vote for him. some here have said they received emails after the speech or calls before the speech asking for donations looked like fund-raising campaign to run now.
Don't know if tonight changed that hopefully stopped him
A “Sign From Above”? Trump Plane Trolls Cruz Accidentally!
http://investmentwatchblog.com/a-sign-from-above-trump-plane-trolls-cruz-accidentally/
Ted Cruz had one ambition - 2020. Period. He put his political future over the country.
He pretty much validated all the concerns I had about him from early on.
I liked Gingrich’s take on one thing Cruz said (paraphrase) ‘vote for the candidate that will uphold the constitution’.
Gingrich said ‘there is only one candidate running that will do that and that is Trump’.
So, there is lyin’ Teds out. He can now say ‘yeah, that’s what I meant all along ... really, I really did ...’
I just hope he does it in print because he is as hard to listen to as shrillary.
Cruz is a worthless, unprincipled crybaby. He should either join the faculty at Mizzou or hang himself. Either way, the only victory he owns is the one in his mind.
On a positive note Rubio endorsed Trump tonight and he should be useful in securing the Cuban vote in Florida.
“By their fruits shall you know them.” Matthew 7:16
It is obvious that there are so many who would willingly sacrifice their country for their own ambition. We all know them - the petty self-seekers (Cruz, Kasich, Rubio); the empty talking heads (Will, Kristol, Levin); the open border traitors (Bush, Graham).
Their words are meaningless. They have no honor. They are not even worthy of our contempt.
They should have invited Palin.
He didn’t even have to use Trump’s name, he could have said “vote for our nominee”.
His first mistake was running, then he let his ego take control and he became embittered.
All cruz really accomplished was ruining his own political career. He might as well join the dem party at this point. He had very little respect from other pols going into last night but he had the respect of the people. I figured it just wasn’t his time and he is young enough to have another go at it in 8 years if Pence doesn’t want the job.
All that went out the window when he proved his word meant nothing. He made a solemn promise to support the eventual nominee and even if does do it at a later time it won’t matter. He lost his one chance to do the right thing.