Posted on 07/21/2016 2:56:09 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I’m ashamed that I voted for Ted Cruz in the Massachusetts’ Republican Primary.
I thought he was a man of integrity. Last night he proved -- beyond a shadow of a doubt -- that he isn’t. He made a solemn pledge to support the Republican nominee. And he broke that crucial promise.
I thought he was a patriot. Last night, he proved he isn’t. However bitter and angry he is at Donald Trump, he knows that Trump is the only person standing between Hillary Clinton (a liar, a fraud, a thief and a traitor) and the presidency. And yet – after meticulously laying out the case against another 4 to 8 years of leftist tyranny -- he refused to endorse the one man who can put an end to our long national nightmare.
Cruz wasn’t driven by principle, but by ego. He can’t accept the fact that the party chose Trump over him.
Ted Cruz made the worst mistake of his political career. Millions of us will never forget or forgive his betrayal. He will never be his party’s nominee for president. He will never hold the highest office in the land.
Ted Cruz is a very small man.
Oh yippee! More opportunity to flail at the Canadian bacon.
What is your reaction to that post?
>A post on another thread suggests that “supporting” and “endorsing” aren’t the same thing, so Cruz didn’t actually break his pledge.
Here’s the pledge Ted and all the rest signed:
The text of the pledge: “I [name] affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for president of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is. I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/trump-will-sign-gop-loyalty-pledge-213302#ixzz4FHRUK41s
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The people claiming he didn’t break it are liars.
Never fooled me!
/justsaying
;)
I think Cruz is a lying scumbag, and anyone who tries to give him a pass on this isn’t much better.
In more ways than one.
By saying 'VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE' , Cruz has inspired people to use their minds and think for themselves, instead of just accepting what the media throws at them.
Those who think for themselves usually make better decisions.
So, even though he said it to imply people should not vote for Trump, it will and has backfired on him.
I think that history will agree with you. Fifty years from now, people will still hark back to Cruz' stunning betrayal.
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