Ted Cruz Killed His Career With Three Words Ted Cruz is not a middle of the road kind of guy. Hes completely black and white in his outlook, at least on the surface. He attracts the same kind of people into his following: those who believe in my way or the highway politics. Andto many Americans, Cruz is, well, something is just not right. Its not just the aura that the man gives off smarmy its the self-service he always provides himself. And so it happened at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, that the junior senator from Canada, uh, Texas was given the podium in prime time. Across the board, pundits and Cruzbots alike were anxious to hear what the man said. This, we were all assured, would be Cruzs 2020 presidential run kick-off. Cruz talked a lot about policy and hard core conservative issues. And then he said: Not vote for the partys nominee, Donald Trump, who Cruz congratulated but did not endorse, but conscience. This omission earned Teddy a round of boos from the floor. And then, Cruz delivered those fateful words: Vote your conscience. The boos and interruptions never ceased after that, with chants of We want Trump! He concluded with a call to unity: The case we have to make to the American people is to commit to each of them that we will defend freedom and be faithful to the Constitution. But Cruz left the stage having divided the party. That is the view, not from the cheap seats, but ring-side. A Cruz supporter told Breitbart News: I think it was entirely selfish. I think hes ruined his future. Everybody was right about him. Its a character thing. Another attendee described Cruzs address as a slap in the face and toying with the convention. Reactions were even harsher behind the scenes. Dana Bash of CNN reports that Cruz entered a donor suite at the arena after the speech, and was told, to his face, that he was a disgrace. One man was so angry at Cruz that he had to be physically restrained, and Heidi Cruz had to be escorted from the convention floor because of heckling by Trump delegates. That should be an indication of what the people at the convention seemed to think of the words of Ted Cruz. Many of us out here on the fruited plain saw that about Ted Cruz at a gut level some time ago. Some Cruzbots woke up during primary season. Others woke up Wednesday evening. Ted Cruz had a chance at greatness, and to not admit defeat gracefully in the face of an overwhelming victory is to be classless in the American sense. Some of this animosity surely stems from revelations made during the primary months when enterprising journalists were digging up dirt on Cruz that Trump would run with, and Cruz would never outright deny. The mistresses, Cruzs fathers alleged CIA connections and a whole lot more. Cruz had a chance to be a big man in the character department and he blew it. It is reported that his staff begged him not to do it for the sake of his political career. Simply, this was revenge. The night was saved by those who followed Cruz at the podium Eric Trump, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Vice Presidential candidate Governor Mike Pence of Indiana whose speech is considered to be the best delivered this convention so far. The Donald himself even made an appearance on the floor after Teddy embarrassed himself and tried to drive a two by four through party unity. Where Cruzs political career goes from here remains to be seen. However, all reports indicate that his name is dog meat among Republicans. The full quote from the speech that is considered to be beyond the pale is this: We deserve leaders who stand for principle. Unite us all behind shared values. Cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect, from everybody. And to those listening, please, dont 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. 