Rick Tyler, the former Communications dude for Ted Cruz is saying what a lot of former Cruzers are thinking after his endorsement of el Trumpo:
Cruz's former comms guy, @rickwtyler, to me just now: "It's mourning in America for conservatives. We lost our leader today."
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
Tyler, who even after being fired still publicly backed Cruz, adds: he's taking the Cruz sticker off his car.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
Dang.
Yes, Cruz endorsement is a political calculation. But it's also a response to some real dissatisfaction in conservatives grassroots… (1/2)
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
…who loathe Clinton and struggled to understand why Cruz wouldn't definitively say he supported Trump in order to help beat her. (2/2)
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
At least he wasn’t brow-beaten into it by spineless Reince Preibus:
Did @reince's "warning" to non-endorsers play into Cruz's decision? The opposite. I'm told it probably delayed Cruz's anncmt by like a week.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
But it comes down to this:
As has been noted pointedly to me today by some ppl in Cruz's orbit: Trump STILL hasn't apologized for what he said re: Cruz's wife, father.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 23, 2016
Well. Darn it.