Posted on 07/19/2016 11:45:20 PM PDT by Pinkbell
CNN had two different people on who said Ted Cruz will not be endorsing Cruz in his speech. The one reporter said that Ted Cruz anticipates running for President in 2020 if Trump loses and wants to show his sympathies with the Never Trump movement who has supported him.
This is just as I feared when Ted was asked to speak. Trump was kind enough to ask him, but I worried that Ted would use this speech to pad his own resume, to preach to his base, to audition for 2020. Ted should not be permitted to use this speech for his own ambitions.
Ted Cruz has allowed the Never Trump movement, with many of the members (at least the ones I see on Twitter) as Cruz supporters, to fester. He allowed the division and the attempts to free the delegates, ignoring the will of the people. That chaos on the floor the other day? Led by Cruz allies/delegates!
Ted Cruz has refused to honor a pledge that he signed, that he would have expected Trump to honor. Ted knows that his endorsement may encourage some of his supporters to vote for Trump. Ted also knows it might push some of his supporters away, the ones who would call it a betrayal. Ted is staying with the ones who would call it a betrayal.
If Ted is a true conservative, 4 years of Hillary and her stacking the court would be unthinkable. If Ted is a true Republican, he would want a Republican to win. It seems he is putting his political ambitions first. It's good for Ted Cruz (in his mind) if Trump doesn't win, but it's certainly not good for our country. I don't think it will be good for Ted either. He just doesn't realize now that 14 million Trump voters won't forget how he conducted himself.
Ted's spot should be revoked in an ideal world. Unfortunately, I think the media fallout if Trump revokes and party division with Cruz supporters who are reluctantly voting for Trump would be a problem at this point. He'll be allowed to speak, and I think he should have never been offered the slot.
Maybe CNN has absolutely blown this and will have egg on their face tomorrow. Maybe their sources will be wrong or maybe Ted will change his mind. If Ted does endorse Trump, I think opinions on him would improve.
There it is.
Well, that’s a fail. My post says Ted Cruz will not endorse Ted Cruz. He would if he could. I meant to say he won’t endorse Trump.
Lyin Ted.
You might want to ping the Admin Moderator or Sidebar Moderator to change your post.
I won’t wast my time listening to Cruz. He has nothing to say that I want to hear.
And some of you dimwits thought the guy on the left was the lowlife fraud.
agree with you Pink...(couldn’t find the LIKE button.. chuckle)
Well, that’s a fail. My post says Ted Cruz will not endorse Ted Cruz. He would if he could. I meant to say he won’t endorse Trump. If you correct, it would be appreciated. Thanks.
I was an early Cruz supporter before he went weird. If Hillary wins I do not think Cruz will do well in 2020. The bloom is off the rose. But he can establish himself as a tiger in the Senate and regain some respect.
Just did.
Show Cruz the door.
“And some of you dimwits thought the guy on the left was the lowlife fraud. “
Proud to say that I was not one .
CNN would know whether Lyin’ Ted is going to endorse Trump or not. After all, his former staffer and alleged mistress, Amanda Carpenter, is on their payroll.
Good luck with that though, sore loser Cruz.
If Ted Cruz runs for president in 2020, I will vote against him.
Amanda was on there tonight cutting up and making jokes with the Hillary supporter.
Or maybe we should wait and hear what he has to say, instead of relying on CNN sources.
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