Agree. Ted doesn’t have the crossover appeal of Trump.
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/10/11/ted-cruz-the-reality-of-the-situation/
Eventually -—just my opinion-—even a lot of the GOPe will grudgingly back Trump because they want power. But Trump will draw millions of voters who would never support Cruz, Bush, Rubio, or probably Carson. So in the end, I think Trump will easily get the electoral college.