He was always cool. Trump just knew how to defeat him and we didn’t like that Cruz was the one guy left in Trump’s way. Frankly, Cruz was the only one who deserved to be anywhere near Trump in the primary.
Never forget that Cruz famously refused to attack Trump in the first several debates, when everyone else was. Cruz was actually the first to defend Trump by calling out the moderators for asking Trump if he was “a clown candidate”.
He was also playing the part of typical politician, afraid to say what he thought might hurt feelings, circle around with political doublespeak, and just generally came across as non-genuine.
Everyone was playing the part of typical politician. That’s what makes Trump so revolutionary. He single handedly ended the era of phony politicians, and taught most of the how to win. The best part is that it’s going to take the Democrats at least another 10 years to catch on, maybe much longer.
Cruz was always the smartest guy in the room. He cut his teeth on Bush era politics. He learned how to speak that language and run that playbook.
Trump threw him for a loop. Hell, Trump threw everyone for a loop. It took Cruz a little bit to recalibrate, but he did. There are some (i.e. the lazy Never-Trumper grifter class) who never did.
Cruz doesn't have the instinct that Trump does. Trump is teaching him how to be a MAGA politician. Cruz would never have gotten there on his own. Because he's so traditionally intelligent, he's grown up able to adapt to any situation he's thrown into, and more quickly than most. But he can't play things from the gut like Trump can.
Cruz 2.0 is so much better than the previous version
He was always cool. Trump just knew how to defeat him and we didn’t like that Cruz was the one guy left in Trump’s way. Frankly, Cruz was the only one who deserved to be anywhere near Trump in the primary.
Never forget that Cruz famously refused to attack Trump in the first several debates, when everyone else was. Cruz was actually the first to defend Trump by calling out the moderators for asking Trump if he was “a clown candidate”.
I like Carson a lot, but the Left would have destroyed him before the election.
Yep, they would have Herman Cain’d him.
He was also playing the part of typical politician, afraid to say what he thought might hurt feelings, circle around with political doublespeak, and just generally came across as non-genuine.
Trump taught him how to be a man.
Everyone was playing the part of typical politician. That’s what makes Trump so revolutionary. He single handedly ended the era of phony politicians, and taught most of the how to win. The best part is that it’s going to take the Democrats at least another 10 years to catch on, maybe much longer.
The left is incapable of learning. They still don't know why Killary lost.
Cruz was always the smartest guy in the room. He cut his teeth on Bush era politics. He learned how to speak that language and run that playbook.
Trump threw him for a loop. Hell, Trump threw everyone for a loop. It took Cruz a little bit to recalibrate, but he did. There are some (i.e. the lazy Never-Trumper grifter class) who never did.
Cruz doesn't have the instinct that Trump does. Trump is teaching him how to be a MAGA politician. Cruz would never have gotten there on his own. Because he's so traditionally intelligent, he's grown up able to adapt to any situation he's thrown into, and more quickly than most. But he can't play things from the gut like Trump can.
Yeah he's smart. Too bad he can't be on SCOTUS. So we keep him in the Senate. He's an asset.