[Jonty30]

It just looks bad on him in the minds of the constituents. There will be people who will remember that Cruz didn’t stick around when his presence mattered the most. I probably would not have taken a vacation, at this time, so I can be there to lend a hand in whatever way is useful.

It could be why he may lose in his next election.

[Theophilus]

you sound like a concern troll. Should I apologize to you?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I probably would not have taken a vacation, at this time, so I can be there to lend a hand in whatever way is useful.

Please list four things he could do that would actually be useful.

Attention whore playacting does not count.

[Night Hides Not]

I am a constituent, voted for Ted twice, will vote for him again.

I do not give a rat's patoot about Ted's "vacation" in Cancun.

Man, FR is being taken over by Karens afflicted with Cruz Derangement Syndrome.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

...when his presence mattered the most.

What are you talking about? He is a United States Senator, not a coal fired baseload power plant or a turbine powered peaking unit. There is nothing any US Senator, from either party, from any location on the political spectrum, could have done to change this situation in the immediate term. His kids and wife were cold, he accompanied them to a warmer place. Which about 99.9% of Texans would have done if they could. His being in Cancun made no difference to the way this played out. The blame will probably get spread around regardless of where the responsibility is, but Ted Cruz is not making the decisions that led to this.

All this little kerfuffle tells me is how hard the Democrats are going to be on various Republicans of prominence. Cruz, DeSantis, others. The GOP needs to up its communication game and do some pre-emptive damage to Democratic candidates up in 2022, and they better start soon.

[metmom]

Cruz did come back.

His family stayed.

So what?

It’s certainly not the worst thing a politician has ever done. It’s not morally wrong. It may look bad but it wasn’t illegal.

If a dem had done it it never would have made the news, and they have done far worse than this.

[alexander_busek]

There will be people who will remember that Cruz didn’t stick around when his presence mattered the most.

Ted Cruz is a U.S. senator - not the governor of Texas. He has no authority to, e.g., declare an emergency, send in the Nat'l Guard, order the distribution of blankets, etc.

Regards,

[seanmerc]

I agree, the optics are definitely not good.