Ted Cruz dropped out the race for president Tuesday night and CNN’s America’s Choice panel could barely believe their ears. After weeks of saying that Donald Trump was inevitable and his opponents should just give up, now they question the decision to drop out at this point. “Would you have dropped out tonight?” Van Jones asked of Paul Begala.
“I don't think he should have done this tonight,” Van Jones said. “Somebody talks about your father, somebody talks about—somebody goes after your family, would you have dropped out tonight?” he continued.
Begala argued that he should have defended his family and stayed in the race, “Even though there was no path to victory, maybe I'm a smaller person but you have to defend your family honor.” Like a scene out of a Bruce Lee film, he went on to explain that you truly learn who a person is when you run against them for president. “Ted Cruz has seen Donald Trump’s soul in the clinches. I bet you right now he's not as impressed with what he has seen,” the sage said, “And I’m really surprised that he bowed down like that.”
Author S.E. Cupp praised Cruz for his work in the senate, while being surprised herself about Cruz dropping out, “If anyone in the senate had the stomach to take this all the way, he doesn't get cowed by defeat, or embarrassment, or humiliation. This is sort of out of character.”