I would like to get some feedback on what happened at the republican event

[pennylane100]

when some guy from the Huckabee campaigned blocked Ted Cruz from joining Huckabee on stage. As far as I know, the person blocking his way was not a guard or law enforcement, so why did Cruz back down and walk away? I could be wrong, I often am, but I think that the sight of a Huckabee staffer trying to rough up a fellow candidate would not have played well for Huckabee and would have allowed cruz to play the victim card.

I have an equal amount of contempt for both of them so my curiosity is merely about strategy.

[pinboy3niner]

1. Huckabee's circus, Huckabee's monkeys

The Huckabee campaign provided the truck for the stage as well as the sound system and other equipment. As Huckabee said later, he couldn't show up uninvited to a Cruz event and expect to speak.

Cruz was simply outmaneuvered. And he was never physically roughed up by the Huckabee staffer, who merely blocked him from getting onstage.

[pennylane100]

2. Yes, I realize that he was not roughed up,

I thought he might have been a little more insistent on trying to join Huckabee, thus he would have been possibly roughed up and then he would have been able to play the victim.