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Cruz Makes a Principled, Righteous Gamble

By Stephen F. Hayes
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Cruz Makes a Principled, Righteous Gamble

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In a moment that perfectly captures the insanity of the 2016 Republican contest and exposes the deep rot of modern American politics, Ted Cruz was booed by Republican delegates and criticized by political analysts for refusing to endorse Donald Trump, a man who had mocked the looks of his wife and repeatedly suggested his father had helped Lee Harvey Oswald before the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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