Senator Ted Cruz [R-TX] is helping lead the charge for conservative Republicans opposed to the senate border compromise. At a party luncheon on Wednesday Cruz told fellow Republicans the bill has become a messaging tool for Democrats -quote-“to, number one, do nothing to actually secure the border but, number two, blame the chaos at the border on Republicans,” Even for GOP leadership-that had hoped to push the bill through-the writing is on the wall. An aid says top party leaders wanted to win the support of 25-30 GOP members but now acknowledge privately they just don’t have the votes.