Cruz's stands are readily explainable. (How To Respond To Anti-American Lies In An Election.) Those politicians who have allowed the media to intimidate them over certain issues, are largely worthless as leaders. But watch some of them appear to gain courage, as Cruz starts to gain momentum.
Better late than never. I am forced by the grace of God to see things on a heavenly level. It is the devil we are bound to fight, and even the most craven human in our view might (for all we know) turn from folly. It is not our job to damn the eternally unrepentant since we don’t even know who that is. It is our job to try to win as many souls as possible while it is still day.