Trump just said Cruz wants to run in 4 years

[gogo_du]

Is he suggesting that Hillary will win the general? Typically incumbents don't have primary challengers right? Cruz is a class 2 senator so he isn't up for reelection till 2021. Just thought the comment was interesting.

[SaschaHM]

1. He's suggesting that Cruz isn't endorsing him because Cruz wants Hillary to win...

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If you are a #NeverTrump politician with Presidential ambitions, 4 years of a Democratic presidency is the best thing that you can get out of this election because you can run on anti-incumbent fervor in 4 years without having to primary a sitting president from your own party.

[FBaggins]

2. Not necessarily

Word is that he would run against Trump in 2020 if he wins.

[sofa king]

3. I noted that, too.

I would put it in the category of, "slip-ups that a competent candidate would never make." Trump's narcissism certainly suggests he meant that Cruz would run against Trump the President. But it's red meat for us and it surely further confuses easily confused conservative voters. The vast majority of them will never know of this, though.

[gogo_du]

6. Slip ups

That's what I was thinking. At least frame it like, "if he thinks he has a chance against me in 4 years then he's delusional"

[gogo_du]

4. It was a little more nuanced than I stated

He said something more like, "... he would have been in better shape for 4 years from now. .."

[Her Sister]

5. Media enables Trump's verbal diarrhea!

[MohRokTah]

7. Cruz is the Class 1 Senator from Texas, Cornyn is the Class 2 Senator from Texas.

Cruz is up for re-election in 2018. Cornyn is up for re-election in 2020.

Cruz basically bet his entire political future on Hillary winning this election big.

[gogo_du]

9. Ah, thanks for the correction

[RAFisher]

8. Cruz is up for reelection in 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2018#Texas