Day Three Of The Republican Convention Got A Little Wild

Pregnant pause, as the crowd clamors for a Trump endorsement. Cruz ad-libs the line, “I appreciate the enthusiasm of the New York delegation.” Then returns to his prepared remarks.

Another non-endorsement from Cruz, who passed up an obvious chance to mention Trump’s name. Instead, he asks voters “please, don’t stay home in November … stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

Oh, how funny that was if you got the joke. Cruz just grouped Iowa and New York together in a spiel about states’ rights. He gave a little smile, as if he was reliving the time he spoke about “New York values” when trying to win the Iowa caucuses.