This is how most people would react when at first they think that they were beaten fair and square and then they find out that it was dirty tricks and outright lies that shifted the election. Cruz has put together a team of people who specialize in manipulation through unsavory means. Its not very hard to find examples of the types who are easily manipulated by these types of tactics, just read through this thread.
Politicians massage the truth. Adults understand that and don’t act like crybabies.