Will Cruz endorse Trump?

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[heatcharger]

Yes. Republicans always get in line.

[BuckeyeNut]

Yes. Republicans always get in line.

Tell that to Kasich. Or Jeb. Or any number of former Bush officials.

[Ronnie]

I don't think so.  If he hadn't attacked his father, perhaps.

[ProudModerate2]

I don't think so.  If he hadn't attacked his father, perhaps.

I agree.
After trump's attack on his father and his wife, if I were Cruz I would not.
Don't know why Cruz is even speaking at the convention.
trump is scum.

[Spark]

Probably not. Too many personal attacks

[mencken]

I am sure that probably came as the price for his speaking role.

[Likely Voter]

He is going to speak, he will have to at a bare minimum attack Clinton. But I bet there is some tepid endorsement. 
 
But make no mistake, Cruz is already running for 2020 nomination. He wants Trump to lose. Part of that whole chaos this morning was Cruz people trying to get rules changed to encourage all primaries and caucuses to be closed, which would help him (or some one like him) in 2020/2024.

[Camaro33]

Democrats always get in line better than Republicans. I vote no.

[Dr. Arch]

I don't think so.  If he hadn't attacked his father, perhaps.

I agree.
After trump's attack on his father and his wife, if I were Cruz I would not.
Don't know why Cruz is even speaking at the convention.
trump is scum.

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Cruz will speak about the need to beat Hillary Clinton, possibly without mentioning Trump.  In the end, he'll state he's "voting for the Republican ticket" or something like that.  He's not going to be like Romney or Rockefeller in 1964 who paid the price for not supporting Goldwater.

Truthfully, I think that the whole #NeverTrump crowd have dug their political graves.  None of these folks will ever be viable Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates, and a number of them will face stiff primaries in the future for their apostasy. 

[MK]

Cruz will speak about the need to beat Hillary Clinton, possibly without mentioning Trump.  In the end, he'll state he's "voting for the Republican ticket" or something like that.  He's not going to be like Romney or Rockefeller in 1964 who paid the price for not supporting Goldwater.

Truthfully, I think that the whole #NeverTrump crowd have dug their political graves.  None of these folks will ever be viable Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates, and a number of them will face stiff primaries in the future for their apostasy. 

He's going to end up with the same result as elder Romney did assuming Trump loses in Nov. Come 2020 the southern Trump voters will smack him down again once candidate X mentions it. 

[Green Line]

He seems pretty evil, so probably.

[Vosem]

I am sure that probably came as the price for his speaking role.

I am quite confident that Cruz did not pay a price for his speaking role. If anything, the reverse occurred. What does he gain with a speaking role?

Cruz will speak about the need to beat Hillary Clinton, possibly without mentioning Trump.  In the end, he'll state he's "voting for the Republican ticket" or something like that.  He's not going to be like Romney or Rockefeller in 1964 who paid the price for not supporting Goldwater.

Truthfully, I think that the whole #NeverTrump crowd have dug their political graves.  None of these folks will ever be viable Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates, and a number of them will face stiff primaries in the future for their apostasy. 

But neither of them paid a price! Romney was the frontrunner for President for the next three years until he sunk himself with his own gaffes in '67, and Rockefeller rebounded just fine and became Vice President -- a much higher office than Goldwater ever achieved.

And, yeah, so far downballot only Trump supporters are being defeated in primaries. You're still a minority of the party, essentially everywhere.

[Indy Texas]

If he would endorse someone who attacked him (and his wife and his father!) in such a low and personal way, he truly has no scruples.

[Weiner/Holder]

He was set to tonight but I didn't see him speak.  Perhaps he'll do it tomorrow.  Either way I'm sure he'll endorse Trump in some manner.

[IceSpear]

If he would endorse someone who attacked him (and his wife and his father!) in such a low and personal way, he truly has no scruples.

Do you really expect any better?

[Sir Mohamed]

Yes, but a lukewarm endorsement. He won't campaign. He doesn't want to be associated with the loss in November since Cruz is already preparing for 2020.

[Lincoln Republican]

I don't think so.  If he hadn't attacked his father, perhaps.

Or his wife.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

He's gonna lead a revolt within the party.

[Xing]

I imagine he had to promise an endorsement in order to get to speak at the convention. It won't be an enthusiastic endorsement by any means, though.

[IceSpear]

He's gonna lead a revolt within the party.

lol

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

I am sure that probably came as the price for his speaking role.

I am quite confident that Cruz did not pay a price for his speaking role. If anything, the reverse occurred. What does he gain with a speaking role?

Cruz will speak about the need to beat Hillary Clinton, possibly without mentioning Trump.  In the end, he'll state he's "voting for the Republican ticket" or something like that.  He's not going to be like Romney or Rockefeller in 1964 who paid the price for not supporting Goldwater.

Truthfully, I think that the whole #NeverTrump crowd have dug their political graves.  None of these folks will ever be viable Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates, and a number of them will face stiff primaries in the future for their apostasy. 

But neither of them paid a price! Romney was the frontrunner for President for the next three years until he sunk himself with his own gaffes in '67, and Rockefeller rebounded just fine and became Vice President -- a much higher office than Goldwater ever achieved.

And, yeah, so far downballot only Trump supporters are being defeated in primaries. You're still a minority of the party, essentially everywhere.

Romney and Rockefeller were both black-marked.  Gerald Ford selected Rockefeller as his VP, and he may have carried NY (and won the Presidency) had he kept Rocky on the ticket, but he may have lost the nomination if he had not persuaded Rockefeller not to run.  Romney was, in many ways, a logical running mate for Nixon in 1968, and his gaffes did hurt, but the Goldwaterites would never have George Romney after 1964.  Cruz doesn't want to be there.  I guarantee you that you'll hear him say "I'm voting for the ticket." even if he changes the subject in a nanosecond.