When it comes to politics, there are game changers, and There. Are. Game Changers.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's announcement Wednesday designating former rival Carly Fiorina as his "running mate" is neither.
On the heels of a very, very bad night for Cruz in which Republican frontrunner Donald Trump swept all five East Coast GOP primaries that were up for grabs, Cruz was apparently trying to bring out the big guns, or something.
"I have come to the conclusion that if I am nominated to be president of the United States that I will run on a ticket with my vice presidential nominee, Carly Fiorina," he said to a room full of people and cameras in Indianapolis, a room that then erupted in cheering.
Some audience members waved ready-made signs emblazoned with both of the two candidates' names.
The announcement comes six days before the Indiana primary, which Cruz supporters and people who hate Cruz slightly less than they hate Trump view as their last hope in stopping Trump from reaching the required 1,237 delegate count by June.
The freshman Senator, who has long suffered from what can most politely be referred to as a likability gap, has been seen as the last hope of his party establishment despite himself not being seen as part of the establishment.
It's not like Fiorina will be of much help in making Cruz electable, given that during the months she was running, she caused a blip on the radar all of maybe twice, namely after defending herself against Donald Trump for being a douchebag.
Perhaps it's a feeble attempt at gaining, like, a delegate or two (we haven't seen any poll numbers from Indiana on Fiorina, but we're guessing she's not going to make much of a difference going into Tuesday).
It could also be an attempt to, should Cruz manage to actually land his party's nomination (he won't), contend with Clinton by, you know, playing the woman card.
Guess we'll find out Tuesday.