He had the chance to make a great speech. He was given prime time slot to do it in. He wasted his moment in a fit of pique. He was not thinking of his country or his party --- or, really, his own career. He was having a temper tantrum because he got beat.
In future political history classes, they can use this example as what NOT to do at your party's convention; even if you do disagree with the candidate who beat you. I'm thinking that John Kasich is done with the base of the Republican party as well. What a bunch of babies these guys turned out to be.
Hello!! The enemy is Hillary!
“In future political history classes, they can use this example as what NOT to do at your party’s convention”
You’re exactly right. It will be just like teaching college students in government class about how the first televised debate between Nixon and Kennedy was an absolute disaster for Nixon (and he still won).
Cruz criticized Hillary in his speech and has said explicitly he is not voting for Hillary before and after the speech. Hillary’s not the issue. He is simply being honest that he’s an undecided voter when it comes to Trump, like many conservatives. It just shows how sick the world of politics is when simply asking the voters to think for themselves, use their own judgment and follow their own conscience is considered some kind of grave moral error.
The fact is Cruz accurately represents conservatives who are not sold on Trump. He’s honestly communicating to Trump that Trump needs to continue to work on wooing that block of voters if he wants to win. If Trump pivots to the left, he won’t win, because those people don’t trust that he’s a real conservative any more than they trusted that McCain and Romney were. It won’t help Trump for him to have false confidence that he’s won those voters over yet. He needs to convince conservatives that he’ll deliver what they’re looking for.