He did vote against Lynch.
And if you are too ignorant to understand the rules of the Senate and what votes matter, then by all means continue to vote for the Establishment candidate.
Anybody that has been following the abominable actions of the GOPe in the Senate for years now should be well aware about how it’s worked.
Let me guess, are you going to call for Cruz to apologize since his filibuster of Obamacare funding in 2013 ended before he “was physically unable to stand”? You remember that vote? The GOPe voted for cloture that allowed 60 votes to bring Obamacare funding to a vote which needed only 51 votes. After cloture passed, they then voted against the measure knowing full well that it was going to pass so they could go home and tell people they voted against it.
Cruz did not want a Lynch vote to come to the floor, but the committee and Mitch McConnell allowed the cloture vote anyway. He did everything he could. When cloture passed it was obvious she was going to be confirmed.
So, the 10 GOP Senators that voted FOR cloture but AGAINST Lynch, you don’t have a problem with them going back to their constituents and saying they opposed her when in fact it was their “Yes” vote on cloture that allowed the confirmation vote in the first place?
Yet, you do have an issue with Ted Cruz because he voted against Cloture, then left before the confirmation vote?
Do you think he would have voted Yes?
Use some common sense.
BTTT!
... Yet, you do have an issue with Ted Cruz because he voted against Cloture, then left before the confirmation vote?
Do you think he would have voted Yes?
Use some common sense.
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Very good explanation of what happened in re Cruz!