Wow. Two days ago, had you asked anyone if the game-changing momentum from Ted Cruz’s bold pick of the-second-most-hated-person-in-America as his running mate could ever be topped, they would have responded with an emphatic “No way!” Well, buckle up, people, because things are getting real now. Just days before the Indiana primary, Gov. Mike Pence—best known for hating on women and gay people—offered up a ringing endorsement of Cruz. How ringing? You be the judge:
I'm not against anybody, but I will be voting for Ted Cruz in the upcoming primary … I particularly want to commend Donald Trump ... I urge everyone to make up their own minds.
Almost brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it? Much like the enthusiastic endorsements Cruz received from colleagues Sens. Jim Risch and Lindsey Graham:
“Obviously, Kasich is so far behind that it’s hard for him to get the numbers. By process of elimination, that leaves you with Cruz. At this point, there’s no other option.” [...]
Asked whether Cruz would make a good president, Graham responded that his Senate colleague, whose murder he has joked about, "would make a better president than Donald Trump, for damn sure ...
Now granted, in the grand scheme of things, none of these half-assed endorsements matter because Donald Trump is going to be the Republican Party’s nominee. But it’s always fun to remind everyone how much Ted Cruz is hated. And as an added bonus, it gives us the opportunity to again wonder if Cruz is the Zodiac Killer ...