If one reads Cruz’s book, which I have done he explained his entire process for defeating the Amnesty Bill. Step one attempt to kill it through Legislative tactics(I.E. Poison pill amendments). Step 2 gather support through fellow members of congress. Step three, go to the American people, especially the ones in states and districts that the congressmen are vulnerable. Then rally the support and kill the bill. It worked on the Amnesty, it worked on the Gun ban, and I forget why it didn’t work as well on the Obama repeal, and my copy of A Time For Truth is back home where I can’t get to it, or I would reread to find the reason for it. Ted did go into the reason why it failed. I think it had much to do with the fact of the sequestration cuts and shutting the Government down, and how the Obama administration made sure the public was hurt the most.
His tactics failed. Reread my post to find out why it never became law. Or, you can google objective sites, or you can get spin from Cruz sites.