I hate what Cruz did. I wish he would have done what Reagan did in 1976.
But, at the START of Ted’s speech, people on FR were condemning him when he was saying things that we ALL agree with. That’s what I was reacting to.
Now, to be fair... I’ve learned since that there were multiple media reports leaked ahead of Ted’s speech saying he would NOT endorse. Maybe, people on here were aware of that... And I wasn’t. I definitely would have had a different reaction hearing it, if I’d known where it was going.
You’re probably right about that. I think that leaked news was a cause of a lot of anger against him (although, as you probably know, a lot of people already thought he was a hypocrite only looking out for himself before the speech).
I heard that rumor too, but I have to say I really thought he would at least say something like, “...And that is why we must defeat Hillary Clinton in the fall.” I would have accepted even that with no mention of Trump as a kind-of, sort-of fulfillment of his pledge and his word. I blew a gasket when he almost did the opposite, after Trump gave him the honor and privilege of allowing him on this big stage. And we should all remember, Cruz is someone who praised Trump to the hilt several times last year. So no one can possibly delude themselves that what he did was “principled.”
All of that was followed with a bunch of Eric, Newt and Mike embracing stuff we all sneer at.