“The first glimmer for me was cloture on TPA.”
Cruz is a politician first. The whole act of shutting the government down, etc.. was just that, an act. He knew the players who would be running in 2016 2 years ago and he used his time in the senate to create his outsider image. It was the only lane he had and it was all his until a man named Donald swept the SEC primaries.
That’s why Cruz and his campaign are so spiteful and deceitful. They would have had this nomination wrapped up, but it was “Trumped” from them. They will be bitter to the end and will destroy the party.
Exactly right. When you look back, Cruz was running for President before he took his Senate seat. He openly discussed the crowded moderate lane and how he would benefit being the only "true conservative" in the conservative lane.
It was all setup. He is no better than Rubio for holding a Senate seat and accomplishing nothing except setup a Presidential campaign.
I agree. That is pretty much how I see it.