Cruz campaign predicts RNC second ballot would be 'the biggest run of Donald Trump stock since Enron'

Cruz zings Trump.
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Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is feeling a little cocky, for a candidate polling dismally in Indiana and relying on a second ballot to hopefully secure the nomination at July's Republican National Convention.

"I believe that after the first ballot, you will see the biggest run of Donald Trump stock since Enron," spokesman Ron Nehring told Fox News on Monday, referring to the company's 2000 scandal.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.