Inside Cruz’s camp, confidence crumbling

[Lyin' Steve]

"closed the gap"? It seems like Cruz is losing ground there fast, actually.

But one random pollster we've never heard of had Cruz up by 16 and another random pollster we've never heard of had Trump only up by 2!

Sad that the most legit poll out for this week is ARG...

[Lyin' Steve]

It's very clear, considering that the Governor endorsed him/found it politically expedient to endorse him, and that anti-Trump forces have been outspending the Trumpists in Indiana (which wasn't the case in the Mid-Atlantic), that Cruz is indeed closing the gap. But, as the article itself states: with 48 hours to go, he still seems to be down in a must-win state.

That was one of the weakest "endorsement" I've ever seen.

Yes. It's very clear that Pence doesn't actually support Cruz, but political reality forced him to lend his support to Cruz. This suggests that Cruz is at least doing not-too-terribly.

...or perhaps the #NeverTrump forces said "Endorse Cruz, or we don't help you in your reelection bid this fall."  Remember, Pence isn't doing so hot.  He's in a virtual dead heat with his rival, and his rival is a Blue Dog Democrat in the mold of Evan Bayh and Frank O'Bannon.  Those types of Democrats do VERY well here in Indiana.

Interesting side note, Trump's been campaigning around with Bobby Knight as his opening act, and Knight talks about Birch Bayh being one of the greatest men he ever knew.

[Lyin' Steve]

To be fair, Birch Bayh is basically a modern day James Madison. One of the few Senators who did something notable.

Yes, he's responsible for both constitutional amendments written in the last 50 years. Ironically the most recently passed amendment was written by James Madison.

Yeah, I think one thing we can all agree on here at Atlas is that Birch Bayh was a beast.
His dad was the NCAA head and a basketball coach at Indiana State University, all the more reason for Bobby Knight to like him.
He saved Ted Kennedy's life once, and then endorsed Carter in 1980.