Just as an (important) aside:
What is Cruz’s roadmap to electoral victory?
Maybe Palin knew what we didn’t. Iowa should be an absolute slam dunk for Cruz. Instead he might not win. He might not even finish second.
Maybe she doubted that he’d be a good messenger on the national stage.
If he’s struggling this badly in evangelical Iowa, where exactly do you expect him to put the race away?
Ummm, win enough delegates to receive the nomination in Cleveland, like every other candidate...
One on one with Trump. In Iowa it’s 52 Cruz and 37 or so Trump. Trump won’t win with Cruz one on one.