September 27, 2016 3:54 PM

Pauken: Cruz Endorsement of Trump is Good for Trump – and Actually Helps Cruz Too

Former RPT Chair Pauken: “An executive in venture capital once told me, ‘After I realize I’ve made a bad deal, I don’t even want the cheese anymore just get me out of the trap.’”

Ted Cruz’s endorsement of Donald Trump for President last week is good news for the Trump campaign and a huge setback for the GOP “nevertrumpers” like Bill Kristol, Glenn Beck, Jonah Goldberg, Erick Erickson, et al., who have been trying to persuade conservatives to vote against Trump in November.

Cruz’s support may push some of holdouts into voting for Trump in November. It also sends a signal that, more and more, Republicans (even those who don’t personally care for Donald Trump) are uniting behind his candidacy over fears of a Hillary Clinton presidency. I doubt, however, that the Cruz endorsement will have any impact on John Kasich and Jeb Bush, who once pledged to support the GOP nominee only to renege on that promise once Trump became the nominee.

A number of Cruz’s former allies were dismayed by his decision to support Donald Trump. Some even claimed that it was the end of Ted Cruz’s career as a conservative leader.

The full column by former RPT Chairman Tom Pauken can be found in the R&D Department.

By Tom Pauken