Pity. Dr. Carson comes across to me as principled and honorable, but I don’t think that is what the country may want or need right now. I hope Carson gets a spot in the new administration and can maybe influence leadership into more honorable doings.
That is a big part of Cruz's problem. Those votes were taken from the wannabee least likely to pull such a stunt. With that and the shaming mailing and the ubiquitous badgering for campaign donations and the back room conversation with gay deep pocket donors and the "forgotten" Goldman Sachs loan, Cruz is forever labeled as a "do whatever it takes to win" pol. Nobody's gonna' want to be associated with him.