Limbaugh: GOP leaders want Cruz to get crushed by Clinton

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The only reason that GOP leadership supposedly supports Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is because they suspect he will lose big to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and they want to use his defeat to discourage additional Tea Party Republicans from breaking ranks, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Monday.

The entire point of backing Cruz over billionaire businessman Donald Trump, Limbaugh added, is that Republican leaders want to regain control over their party.

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