[Zhang Fei]

I think he favors Trump mostly because Rush is a hobnobber maybe even more than he is a conservative.

Cruz needs to get past this without people holding his hand. Limbaugh obviously wants to avoid alienating Trump supporters who provide a good chunk of his ratings.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

That’s a good point. I may have read too much into it and forgotten about his wanting to not alienate listeners. I’m just stating how it sounded to me.