**** “Very strong endorsement for Trump from Cruz, so he media will probably ignore it as best they can” ****
Nope! They will point out just as I am about to ...
“He could have done this at the Convention!”
Cruz just pulled an ol Bartender trick ... “Lemme top off that (nearly full) Beer for you” before they empty their Tip Jars for the end of their shift.
I disagree that Cruz should have endorsed at the convention. Cruz gave a good convention speech. He encouraged voters to go out and vote their conscience and vote for freedom up and down the ticket. He left it open to endorsing Trump at some point in the future, which is what he ultimately did. He ultimately decided the the issues on which they agree, and keeping Hillary out of the White House, trumped everything else.