Cruz is many things, but stupid is not one of them. He knows the minute he closes ranks with McConnell is the minute he loses all the base support that is the only reason he is still #2 in this race rather than fishing in Kennebunkport with Jeb!.
“Let’s take the case of Ted Cruz, for example. As the Weekly Standard notes, “Ted Cruz said that he won’t humble himself before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to smooth over the rough relationship he has developed with colleagues.” (Specifically, he said he won’t go “on bended knee, with my hat in hand” to McConnell.)”
Confusion by the GOPe that anyone wouldn’t go down on one knee (to do what, it doesn’t say) for their bosses. Hilarious.
The surest way to destroy his candidacy.
RATHER - McConnell should get on his knees to ask Cruz’s forgiveness. Mitch is a liar and an evil man.
Why should Cruz apologize meekly for doing what is right?
It is Mitch who should apologize to the voters for failing to keep his promises.
Trump moves like a hare. Some advice from the tortoise could help win the race.
Prediction: Mitch and Company will come to an agreement with Ted over an act of contrition that will satisfy Mitch. Cruz will comply, and then spin about the semantics about what he did, and “prove” that it just makes him more anti-establishment. That’s his MO: Give the establishment what they want when they need it, in a way that he can still trick people with spin.
He’s a DC insider to his very core. He’s plotted these games his whole life, and now that he’s losing badly to Trump, he’ll get more desperate, and it will just become more obvious with each passing day.
If he had principles, he’d have already given a very public “thanks but no thanks” to Linda Graham’s support. He hasn’t. In all actuality, he probably put a behind-the-scenes call in to Linda to ASK for that support.
McConnell (and others) should apologize to Cruz for lying about TPP/TPA as well as not supporting the shutdown over Obamacare. Then McConnell should resign and GO AWAY.
Disagree. The only potential game-changer at this point is Kasich exiting the race. Does McConnell have the power to make Kasich get out? I seriously doubt it. Thus, no point in kissing up to McConnell. Better for Cruz to lose with his self-respect intact and give it a shot again in 2020.
“One of my favorite books on campaigning is James Carville and Paul Begalla’s terrifically-titled book”
“In his book, Hardball, Chris Matthews advises: “Don’t get mad, don’t get even, get ahead.” If Cruz wants to be president, this is a good maxim to follow.”
This is your typical Cruz and the establishment should work together types.
He admires Begalia, Carville And Chris Matthews and wants Cruz and McConnell to get together and control the Republican Party.
Cruz should get on his knees and beg for mercy from McConnell
if he wants GOPe’s support. Cruz is power hungry enough to do it.
Ted Cruz needs to apologize to Senator Mitch McConnell for Ted’s boorish, childish, unacceptable behavior of calling Senator McConnell a liar on the Senate Floor.
Note to author's wife and to author — Cruz needs to suck up to Trump.
That's his only path to survival.
If he were to be selected in a brokered convention, you would see total chaos in the party. Trump has too many followers that can't be stopped, and won't tolerate the establishment picking Cruz after he has his butt kicked in the primaries.
Get real Ted. And author. And author's wife. The numbers aren't there for Cruz. Too late...
LOL. Cruz would be an idiot to reach out to McConnell. An idiot he’s not, so reaching out he won’t.
“Even for high achievers (especially for high achievers?) ego can be a career-limiting liability.”
High-achievers like Mitch McConnell?
McConnell, Ryan, Boehner all have the Kiss of Death
Matt K. Lewis is the Gen X George Will.
You’re a scumbag liar but I need your help.
Voted for Cruz in the primary. Will not again. After he said Trump was the cause of the ‘anger and rioting’ he lost me. Go Trump, go. To hell with those currently in office.