Methinks Cruz knows he’d be the likely winner if not for Trump; insofar as Trump is present & winning, best to keep the banter friendly and work for a solid #2 spot - keeping the VP option probable, ready to win should Trump drop out for some reason (self-destructing comment, unexpected metabolic challenges, etc), or otherwise ready with an already commanding lead in the next race.
Sometimes you have to accept you’re not going to win, so you fight like he11 for second place and do with that what you can.
Sometimes you have to accept you’re not going to win, so you fight like he11 for second place
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Maybe, but I don’t think so. Although Trump is ahead in Iowa, Cruz is well positioned with endorsements, an organization in each county, and the benefit that the natural makeup of the Iowa is conservative and religious. Cruz believes he will win Iowa, and that will change the dynamic of the race.
Imo, Cruz isn’t a second place type of guy.