And as if by magic it did! The No Matter What brigade materialized and made excuses for their liberalism.
It’s like the sun rising in the East. If they had the internet 2000 years ago, some prophet would have written something like “Lo and it came to pass that a great chaotic pox shalt descend upon the great houses of the just and their people shalt be driven insane and taken over to the worship of those who smitith their noses...where a principled man will be called vile and the insane shall roam unchecked” Hashtag Bizzarro World
If it weren’t for one man(Cruz), I would write this alleged victory off. One man CAN make a difference. Reagan proved that.
One man can give a handful of other good men the courage to fight. Five good men can cause all kinds of hell for our GOPe enemies. It still takes one good man to start the fight.