Ted Cruz mentioned that avoidance of media criticism, or the promise of a glowing article from Maggie Haberman, is what causes a lot of (R) SCOTUS nominees to start cucking to the left. Some people seem to deliberately go out of their way to avoid controversy, and you don't want to have to rely on those people for any real decisions.
For example, he mentioned how Samuel Alito is derided by many law professors and had many of his pre-SCOTUS opinions attacked, but he never backed down. On the other hand, John Roberts was considered one of the best SCOTUS lawyers and was known for his working on the Bush 2000 legal team. He was also known for shying away from controversy, and we can see where that went.
Ted Cruz mentioned that avoidance of media criticism, or the promise of a glowing article from Maggie Haberman, is what causes a lot of (R) SCOTUS nominees to start cucking to the left. Some people seem to deliberately go out of their way to avoid controversy, and you don't want to have to rely on those people for any real decisions.
For example, he mentioned how Samuel Alito is derided by many law professors and had many of his pre-SCOTUS opinions attacked, but he never backed down. On the other hand, John Roberts was considered one of the best SCOTUS lawyers and was known for his working on the Bush 2000 legal team. He was also known for shying away from controversy, and we can see where that went.