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Sigh...

Here are many of the ways that Cruz's move is bad for him.

1: Cruz doesn't have the RNC yet... which means that he's bypassing the usual vetting process for veep prospects.

2: Usually announcing your veep get's you a news cycle in the build-up to the general... you use it to help win the presidency not the nomination

3: She's not from a swing state.

4: She has no government service experience.

5: her political experience consists of of advising losing campaigns, a losing senate bid, and a losing republican nomination bid. Notice a repeating word there?

6: If (as suspected) she was mostly tapped only for her gender... then please see Palin, Sarah & Ferraro, Geraldine.

7: Takes away a bargaining chip at the convention (Ex: won't be able to offer it to Rubio or Kasich to lure their delegates).