Ted Cruz's Big Gamble Gets Him Booed at Donald Trump's Convention
Jul 21, 2016, 09:09 AM
Ted Cruz wanted to leave Republican delegates with a case of buyer's remorse.
The plan was carefully scripted: snub Donald Trump by not endorsing him at the Republican convention on Wednesday night. Unleash a stirring cry for conservative values that would evoke memories of Ronald Reagan's 1976 clarion call at Gerald Ford's coronation. That show-stealing speech set Reagan on a glide path to the 1980 nomination, which is what Cruz is hoping for in 2020.