[Freedom56v2]

I will consider your concerns over party loyalty a lot more sympathetically when when Trump and his supporters apologize for insinuating that Raphael Cruz is somehow complicit in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the most recent example of which occurred even on this very thread.

I would not blame Ted Cruz for an instant if he declines to publicly support Donald Trump if Trump fails to apologize because every such commitment to support the nominee carries with it an implied condition that the nominee behave within civilized norms.

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With all due respect, that is not the way a promise or pledge works...If I give you my word, I give you my word and it is binding on my conduct—not yours.

Cruz gave his word, and it was not contingent on Trump’s behavior.

Party loyalty and unification has nothing to do with this...Cruz should honor his word and pledge for the good of the country!!

[Duchess47]

I have discovered Cruz supporters have a million reasons to excuse Cruz’s lack of honor.

I have given up on all of them. God will eventually unmask Cruz to the point that even his true believers will see what a dishonorable liar he is.

[nathanbedford]

Trump insinuated in the most vile manner because it was so devious that Raffael Cruz was complicit in the most heinous assassination that occurred in America since that of Abraham Lincoln. No one of decency can expect a political candidate to robotlike fulfill a political promise made to a third-party in the teeth of that outrage.

Moreover, at the time that commitment was made by Cruz, Trump had not yet reciprocated and committed himself, therefore it was not binding on Cruz. Trump cannot hold Cruz to a promise he has not made and only made as and when the wind blows fair for Trump to make the same promise.

Cruz was not bound at the time, he is not bound now, and even if he ever was committed, he was relieved of it by one of the most despicable lies in American politics.