When a losing politician doesn't get the seat he or she wants, that person usually says something nice and positive about the winner and offers his or her endorsement.
But that didn't happen.
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Ted Cruz's speech certainly stole the show at last night's Republican National Convention. The former Republican presidential candidate was booed by many people in the crowd for not endorsing Trump.
Cruz was the most talked about speaker at the RNC last night, even overshadowing vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
He told the crowd to “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.”
Donald Trump didn’t seem too bothered by the speech, in fact he almost seemed pleased with it. He tweeted the following:
Wow, Ted Cruz got booed off the stage, didn't honor the pledge! I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. No big deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2016
Trump's Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton also jumped on the crowd reaction. She tweeted after the speech:
Vote your conscience. https://t.co/xahMq2sU1q
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 21, 2016
But Clinton wasn't the only one with a Twitter message. Green Party presidential candidiate Jill Stein echoed the former First Lady's tweet with one of her own:
I rarely agree with Ted Cruz. But he's right that you shouldn't vote for a candidate just because a party tells you to. Vote your values.
— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2016
Just like Stein, former New Mexico governor and Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is telling his supporters and undecided voters that a two-party system isn't the only party they should consider as he shared this with his followers:
Help us break $100,000! Donate at https://t.co/iIZ5uF80Rw #moneycomet pic.twitter.com/3mJ8etdCDa
— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) July 21, 2016