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“So you think Trump Supporters have distaste for Cruz so much, they wouldn’t vote for Trump if Cruz was on the ticket.”

At the time the vote took place not long after the Iowa election most of the candidates were still in the race. Opposition to Ted Cruz and/or Marco Rubio did not automatically leave Trump as the only viable alternative. I was not endorsing or committed to Trump and neither were most of the voters. They were split among a number of candidates, including Trump. The one issue they tended to agree upon was distrust of Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio. Kasich was attractive to some and adamantly opposed by others. When I proposed to sit out this election and not serve as a delegate, I made it clear that I could represent them in support of any lawful GOP candidate they chose, but not any unlawful candidate.

“So you think Trump Supporters have distaste for Cruz so much, they wouldn’t vote for Trump if Cruz was on the ticket.”

Characterizing the voters opposed to Ted Cruz as “Trump Supporters” is a strawman argument, because they were actually supporting a variety of the candidates and not just Trump. Yes, many or perhaps even most of the voters in our caucus were so incensed against the GOPe, they vowed to vote for an Independent or not vote at all rather than be forced to vote for another Bush, McCain, or Romney just to avoid the Democrat candidate. I asked for a show of hands in our caucus to see how many were opposed to the GOPe and its candidates, and every hand in the room shot up against the GOPe. I asked the same question about Jeb Bush, and every hand shot up. When it came to Cruz, the supermajority were opposed. The same question about Trump saw only the small minority of Cruz supporters opposed, and perhaps one Rubio supporter. The few Kasich supporters were opposed to Cruz under any circumstances, but they were flexible with respect to Trump. I cannot overemphasize the disgust there was in the room with Cruz after the affairs that went on in the Iowa election. It really soured the opinions of all but the handful of Cruz supporters in the room. I haven’t been in contact with most of those voters since the caucus, but those few I have talked to are even more motivated against Cruz due to his more recent rhetoric they believe is disgustingly dishonest. For every non-Trump voter Cruz has attracted with his recent rhetoric, he has alienated many more voters who otherwise would have considered Cruz as a viable alternative to Trump. Bottomline, Cruz is shooting himself not only in the foot, but also in the mouth with his campaign rhetoric.