CLEVELAND _ Sen. Ted Cruz, the second-place finisher in the GOP primary season, on Wednesday is scheduled to greet the hundreds of delegates who are supporting him at the Republican National Convention.
At one point, the Texas senator and his supporters had hoped to win Cruz the presidential nomination at a contested convention here. They abandoned those efforts once it became clear that Donald Trump would win the 1,237 delegates necessary to clinch the nomination.
Cruz is one of the highest-profile Republicans who is appearing at the convention but has not endorsed Trump.
"In this election I am where a great many voters are, which is that I am listening and watching and coming to a decision," Cruz told Politico on Sunday.
At the convention, Cruz's supporters have worked on supporting conservative efforts in the platform and rules committees, hoping to create a glide path for a future presidential run.
Cruz is set to address the convention Wednesday evening. Earlier in the day, he's scheduled to host a "thank you event" for delegates at a waterfront restaurant. On Thursday, he's to speak at the Texas GOP delegation breakfast.
