[Defiant]

IMO, Cruz may have dropped out because there is something to the Lee Harvey story.

I doubt it but you never know. If his Dad did know LHO back in the day, I doubt he would have ever told Felito about it, so Teddy would think it wasn't true, and he therefore wouldn't drop out over it. It wouldn't be something to drop out about anyway. If his dad was working with pro or anti Castro groups in 1963, it would not mean he had any involvement with the assassination plot.

Cruz did go ape about it, and mischaracterized (lied) about what Trump said. Trump said that Senior was involved with LHO and no one was following up on it. He should have stayed away from it, IMO, and he should have said "may have been" based on photos and the fact that he was in New Orleans at the time. So it was not outrageous to ask why the press were not looking into it. Still, with a 15 point lead, I thought it was unnecessary to get into that issue.

Cruz's reaction epitomized why I have come to dislike him intensely. And what he said about Trump showed why he can't be brought back to the campaign. He knew what he was saying went beyond typical mud-slinging. He will be no help in the general election. I will regret what might have been.

[HombreSecreto]

I did a quick Google search (certainly not a comprehensive search) and didn’t find where Rafael Cruz himself denied the article.

Why not?

Not saying there’s anything to the story, but you’d think it would be a no brainer to deny out of hand a story of this nature?

[Buckeye McFrog]

IMO, Cruz may have dropped out because there is something to the Lee Harvey story.

I doubt that. More likely the National Enquirer was about to drop the other mistress shoe.

[Cboldt]

-- Cruz did go ape about it, and mischaracterized (lied) about what Trump said. --

A consistent pattern.

[Red Steel]

to add, in an unsolicited statement a few months ago, Cruz said he would “keep to the issues” with Hillary if he ran against her. What that likely means he would roll over like a dog because the Dems have much dirty stuff on Teddy.

Contrast Cruz’s compromising statement with this article now in Breaking News:

“Trump aide: Clinton hasn’t been ‘truly’ vetted before”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3427427/posts

[mountainfolk]

I am puzzled about Trump bringing up the NE picture of a person whom they insinuate is the father of Ted Cruz. Since Trump gets results by yanking chains he knew there would be an eruption from Cruz. It was too late to impact the vote but Cruz was still saying he was heading to California regardless of the outcome. Trump could have just gotten fed up with the games and wanted to get on with campaigning against the democrats as well as getting his official appointees etc. lined up for when he wins the general in Nov. Confidence in the outcome and certainty that he knows what he is doing. This is why he will win in Calif. Like others here have said, the Trump campaign will continue on until the delegates are all committed. They will accept any GOPe promises at their peril. Do not trust anything beyond what you have in hand going into the convention. The crookedness will be baked in and that includes any votes taken. I doubt that Donald Trump is unaware of all this but it bears mentioning for any innocents around him who have not yet learned that the establishment is not their friend.

[odawg]

I thought it was a bit strange that Rush would jump to mention the Lee Harvey Oswald picture at the beginning of his show; said it was not the reason Cruz quit.