One thing I like to think about is how much everyone hates Ted Cruz. Not just his political opponents, but his colleagues, especially, along with his past roommates & acquaintances. Just about everyone who& #39;s ever known him hates him. An impressive record of being repellant. https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1301615647730868225">https://twitter.com/SenTedCru...
Like this poor guy who had to room with @tedcruz for one year in college & was left with a hatred that burned for decades afterward. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-roommate-porn-craig-mazin_n_59b7cff4e4b031cc65cc995d">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted...
Here& #39;s a partial compendium of people who hate @tedcruz. I particularly enjoy Republican John Boehner& #39;s quote: "I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/a-compendium-of-people-who-hate-ted-cruzs-guts-70684/">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/...
Hatred of @tedcruz among the people who have been around him most is so extensive that it has drawn the attention of multiple journalists. Here& #39;s @mollyesque trying to explain it: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/why-dc-hates-ted-cruz/426915/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...
Here& #39;s @DavidCornDC & @timothypmurphy having a go at explaining why people call @tedcruz things like "pompous asshole" and "backpfeifengesicht" (German for "face that should be slapped"). https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/ted-cruz-jerk-hated/">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/...
Our own @awprokop read @tedcruz& #39;s book to try to figure out why everyone hates him, and concluded, yeah, makes sense, he& #39;s super terrible. https://www.vox.com/2016/1/28/10846212/ted-cruz-republicans-hate">https://www.vox.com/2016/1/28...
Even @tedcruz& #39;s own family seems to get the willies around him. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/history-ted-cruz-making-family-uncomfortable-article-1.2600997">https://www.nydailynews.com/news/elec...
Of course, @tedcruz& #39;s spin on this is that he "loves" being hated. He actually wants you to hate him! He& #39;s not mad, he just thinks it& #39;s funny! This is, you will note, exactly the kind of dishonest bullshit that makes people hate him in the first place. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/why-ted-cruz-loves-to-be-hated-213859">https://www.politico.com/magazine/...
Most recently, @tedcruz became even more famous for allowing Trump to insult his father (and wife, I think? or was that someone else& #39;s wife?) and then responding by kissing Trump& #39;s ass relentlessly once he won the nomination. https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/trump-ted-cruz-father-222730">https://www.politico.com/blogs/201...
And now, @tedcruz -- hated by colleagues, opponents, & acquaintances, utterly ineffectual at accomplishing any of the goals he claims to prioritize, reduced to lickspittle for a tyrant -- spends his days on Twitter playing unfunny stand-up comedian. As his master puts it: sad!