[lodi90]

He should absolutely run again.

He was overtaken by a celebrity, who understood how to control the media and get the attention he needed from them and constituents.

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Nope. Cruz was overtaken, to quote Rand, by his lack of authenticity. The more people saw that Ted Cruz the man did not match the Senator Principled Conservative (TM) myth the farther he sank in the polls. Cruz has greatly damaged his brand and the longer this tantrum continues the worse it will be for his future.

[Theodore R.]

Ultimately, the whole campaign centers on a non-fixable defeat in SC and a fluke in WI.