Ted Cruz, who was the main rival to Donald Trump during the GOP primary season will attend the GOP convention in Cleveland in July. This despite other whiners like the dumb Bush familia and Lindsey Graham. John McCain, old crusty songbird might not attend either. Good for you Ted, shame on you Bush cartel and fruity Graham.
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1 add to the below: @tedcruz told supporters on conf call last night he WILL go to the convention:https://t.co/Ea11p9lc6A
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) May 10, 2016
Why is this news? Because an awful lot of Cruzers on social media seem to believe that him endorsing Trump is not only unlikely but grounds for political divorce. “It’ll prove he isn’t the person I thought he was!” they keep telling me. Question: Would he really show up in Cleveland if he wasn’t planning to back Trump?
He’s not going to pee in the punchbowl by wandering the convention floor, reminding every reporter who asks that he’s not backing the nominee this year. If he’s going, it’s because he plans to play the Reagan role in 1976, delivering a unity speech that’ll hopefully build goodwill for his next presidential run. The convention is a unity pageant, after all; if Cruz can’t in good conscience back Trump, he’ll simply stay away. But wait, you say — what if he has something planned? He told his supporters on last night’s conference call that they should show up and fight to keep the party’s platform conservative (although I have no idea why). Maybe he has more in mind than just the platform? Aha!