[GLDNGUN]

I don't know if the NE is true or not but I would not be surprised one bit if some, most or all of it is. I would say the lure of power, money and sex provide the biggest temptations to men in positions to take advantage of and abuse those things. Ted Cruz has already made some awfully poor decisions in regards to power and money that contradict his Christian image, so why would sex be any different?

I've seen many Ted Cruz supporters take to defending their guy in various ways against this story, including calling the source (NE) into question. That is certainly a legitimate defense.

Maybe I've missed it but what I haven't seen from Cruz supporters is a defense of "Impossible! Ted Cruz would NEVER do that!" That's because even Cruz supporters are (subconsciously) afraid that there might some truth to this story since it becomes more obvious every day that he is not quite the guy we were sold.

[irishjuggler]

Maybe I've missed it but what I haven't seen from Cruz supporters is a defense of "Impossible! Ted Cruz would NEVER do that!" That's because even Cruz supporters are (subconsciously) afraid that there might some truth to this story since it becomes more obvious every day that he is not quite the guy we were sold.

With all due respect, that's a very weak argument. How many of us are in a position to say that ANY candidate would NEVER engage in some activity? How many of us know any of these candidates personally? Even among those who are personally acquainted with a candidate, how many know the candidate so well as to have absolute certitude about predicting their behavior? I mean, maybe based on the information that we have, we could say that Chris Christie would NEVER turn down a chocolate eclair or something. But even that is just speculation. Maybe Chris Christie hates chocolate eclairs. Who knows? On something like extramarital sexual activity, how can anyone claim to know for certain that some other person would NEVER do it. Maybe we can be confident in our judgment if the person were a family member or close friend, but even then people can be wrong about each other.