I hate Cruz more with each passing day. At the start of the campaign, my favorites were Trump, Cruz, and Rand Paul. Now I'm with you. I'll take a name chosen randomly out of the phone book over Cruz.
I noticed the word "activists" when listening to Cruz rely to Hannity's question about the delegate selection process in Colorado. Just on the context of the remark (answering that question), I knew that "grassroots activists" are distinct from "will of the voters" or even "will of the grassroots." The party insiders are the ultimate activists, and just like they did with the TEA party, you can bet they will adopt the moniker "grassroots" if that's an effective way to hide in plain sight.
These charlatans count on you making certain reasonable assumptions. But they talk in code, redefining common terms to mean something else - except they don't share their definitions with the general audience.
I have a visceral dislike of Cruz, have had for months.