Here’s more on what might have caused the capitulation of Ted Cruz to the cheeto-faced toupee totalitarian from Robert Costa of the Washington Post:
Spoke with a couple Trump sources tonight. Their view: Cruz acted to stave off McCaul, Perry and other possible 2018 primary challengers…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 23, 2016
They also said the Mercer family played a part in encouraging Cruz to support Trump, called that relationship impt to the Texan…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 23, 2016
Another tidbit from convos: there recently has been private polling done of Texas Rs on Cruz. And Cruz camp has seen the data, per sources.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 23, 2016
I'm told that Cruz and Trump have personally been in touch, coordinated by mutual friends who now work with Trump.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 23, 2016
This would be a much more cynical explanation than the already damaging “Mike Lee SCOTUS” narrative being put out there. What is most likely is that they’re both true.