I think Ted Cruz is bloody-minded enough to go third-party against Trump in the fall.

[Ken Burch]

Even if it means going write-in, I can picture the guy going there.

His chances of ever winning the 'Thug presidential nomination are gone forever now.

He is sick of the Senate by now(and the rest of his caucus is sick of him).

He realizes he'll be primaried if he tries to run for re-election.

And Trump threatened to slander Cruz's wife and all-but-accused Cruz's dad of being in on the Kennedy assassination.

This is a guy who no longer has anything to lose or anywhere to go politically, a guy who has the potential to become the "Honey Badger" of this election.

I think Cruz is fully prepared to go down in flames on a minor-party or no-party ticket just to stick it to his party for rejecting him anf his party's nominee for dissing his family.

Watch for it.

Watch for it.

[Mz Pip]

1. Too late

I doubt he could get on many ballots this late in the game.

He's setting his sites on 2020. He wants Hillary to win so he won't gave to buck the GzoP and run against a sitting GOP president.

[Ken Burch]

2. He could go write-in, or talk the Constitution Party into letting him use their ballot line

(they're on the ballot presidentially in most states.)

Whatever happens to Trump, Cruz will face a strong primary challenge for his Senate seat, so he may not even BE a senator when the next election rolls 'round.

[exboyfil]

12. If Darrell Castle is willing to step aside

Cruz would have access to Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada,and New Mexico. Their application is in process in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

He would be on the ballot in lots of non-competitive states as well. If he did it, he would ensure a Clinton election.

The Constitution Party would be a logical place for him.

[JCMach1]

3. No, he has played the Cassandra card... Fast forward to 2020 and RNC delegates wearing Cruz was

right pins...

[TeamPooka]

4. Hypothetically all he would have to do is run in Texas and win that state to keep trump out of

the white house.

[On the Road]

5. Even if Cruz Won a Majority of Votes on a Write-In Campaign,

the election that counts is done by electors. Cruz has no slate of electors.

[Ken Burch]

8. He wouldn't have to win. He'd just have to make sure Trump went down in flames.

n/t.

[MohRokTah]

6. He and Kasich are positioning themselves as "I told you so 2020" candidates. eom

[Sunlei]

7. He could take Texas and Utah votes away from the trumper-republicans out of spite

No one Boos Cruz and gets away with it on Republican bullshit mountain.

[Ken Burch]

9. Florida, too. n/t.

[onenote]

10. Not a chance.

[Expecting Rain]

11. Too many road-blocks like filing laws...

Plus Ted Cruz believes he's been anointed by God to be president (his father old him that, so it must be true) so Ted will be gunning for 2020 when he can present himself (redeemed) as right about Trump.

[glennward]

13. Nice wishing. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. I'm all for that. n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

15. Wouldn't it be nice

I find this line especially relevant:

Maybe if we think, and wish, and hope, and pray, it might come true.

[book_worm]

16. He won't.