[DouglasKC]

Ha ha Ted you’re campaign put out Melania ad to bait Trump. And he took the bait. And now he’s in the boat tearing you up. Too bad.

[semantic]

Ted your campaign put out Melania ad to bait Trump. And he took the bait. And now he’s in the boat tearing you up.

So few get this aspect - it's pure game theory. The Cruz' PAC put out an ad 100% guaranteed to get a response from Trump.

Now imagine yourself in the Cruz planning meeting outlining the anticipated reaction(s). Trump responds as expected, setting up Cruz to reply in the exact manner he did.

But like all battle plans, what happens afterward once you're a few moves into the game? Is the risk worth the potential reward ie being able to frame Trump as a low-class bully?

Of course, you cue up your social keyboard brigade to flood the various blogs, message boards, etc repeating the same meme in an attempt to solidify the image.

However, on Trump's side, they're game playing the exact situation, only from their perspective. The key from Trump is to execute a move that hasn't been incorporated into Cruz' thinking, otherwise it's just a route exercise tit-for-tat with nothing unique or interesting.

[Mike Darancette]

Ha ha Ted you’re campaign put out Melania ad to bait Trump...

Do you have any proof that the Cruz Campaign broke the law and colluded with a PAC?

[jonrick46]

Below is the attack image against Cruz that blew a couple of fuses. The offending image was done by a Trump supporter. I have not seen any reaction by Trump to the image. He may have made a comment but, the typical Yellow Journalist, Lame Stream Media, likes to generate controversy and stir things up. They wouldn't want to report Trump's reaction. I think the below image was done by a stupid immature punk: