Instead of 'Tear down this wall,' the party promotes a new and bigger wall. A thousand points of light has been replaced by a thousand points of anger.

Longtime Texas GOP advisor Lionel Sosa, in an op-ed in his hometown San Antonio Express-News in which he said he can't back his party if it's led by Trump

Do I anticipate it? No, but this is a funny year. Texas is trending. When and where it will become a purple state is a source of conjecture. We’re in uncharted waters here.

Longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod to The Dallas Morning News on conjecture that Texas might be in play with Trump at the top of the ticket

Marco is a friend and has been an ally in many battles we have fought together in the Senate. I'm glad to support him in his bid for re-election.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, engaging in some active fence mending with his former rival for the GOP nomination, Marco Rubio

Some donors don’t want to associate with something overtly pro-Trump.

David Bossie, head of a newly established super PAC launched by former Cruz backer Robert Mercer and aimed at GOP donors who prioritize taking down Hillary Clinton over supporting GOP nominee Donald Trump

In the last 24 hours, I’ve eaten two Pop-Tarts and two chocolate doughnuts and a couple of cups of water. I feel incredibly invigorated by all of this.

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, on his state of mind after livestreaming most of the Democratic sit-in at the U.S. House on Wednesday and Thursday from his iPhone