Deace is pure scum and probably sold his support to Cruz for money. I suspect this was the case for other prominent Cruzers in Iowa as well, particularly one (whose name I forget) who was accused of selling his support to Santorum and of trying to get money out of team Romney at the time. The more holier than thou they are, and desperate in their ravings, the more likely their conscience is secretly burdened.
What is the deal with Deace’s sidekick, Todd Erzen, who speaks in a piercing falsetto, with stuffed-up sinuses? Even when I still trusted Deace, I turned off the radio the moment Eezen opened his mouth.
I believe that you are thinking of Bob Vander Plaats, who - along with Steve Deace - is one of the people who herd "evangelicals" and "conservatives" (both in quotes very much on purpose) in the Hawkeye State. Whether money was directly exchanged or not, there is no doubt that the careers of both men suffer when they aren't able to deliver a certain demographic to the candidate that they have chosen to tout. Both have suffered some well-earned blowback this time around, and Steve King, who is often an exemplary congressman, made a big mistake casting his lot with this bunch.
Once again, I recommend that Iowa not be allowed to continue having first-in-the-nation status for anything political, as it has been carefully crafted to be low hanging fruit for the right bamboozler(s). Deflating the Ames Straw Poll was a step in the right direction, and replacing the caucus with a closed primary should be the next.
Mr. niteowl77
What I noticed was that as soon as Deace endorsed Cruz, his religion changed from Calvinism to Trump-is-Satan—a religion in which it is permitted to say anything whatsoever about Donald Trump.