Trump isn’t a reform candidate.
The GOPe doesn’t control Cruz,
And Cruz will win this with support of other conservatives.
And Cruz will win this with support of other conservatives.
Cruz is a Washington insider, who has bamboozled people into thinking that he is a regular citizen who came to Washington to challenge the power structure. In reality, he is nothing but a slick lawyer who has no real world experience, who went from arguing a handful of cases in court directly into the political world.
Given his underhanded tactics in trying to steal the election from Trump, I don't think he has conservative credentials at all. A principled conservative would not resort to such tactics. His "conservatism" is a shallow veneer that he uses to dupe people into believing that he's the real thing.
I don't think Cruz stands a chance in the general, but even if he did make it, he would be nothing more than Obama, term 3.