Americans know Cruz is out of it.
Everyday he continues to run, more Americans will turn on him.
Cruz is definitely eliminated from first ballot. Needs 101% of remaining delegates! It’s over for Cruz.
It’s an unrealistic pipe dream that Cruz will somehow win a second ballot vote, even if it happened.
Worse case scenario, Trump has 1100 delegates going into the convention. And that’s only if he tanks badly in a lot of the upcoming contests. That will mean that Cruz will be around 850, with Rubio and Kasich splitting most of the remaining 400. About 150 more will be unbound.
In that situation, Trump will easily be able to secure victory on first ballot by making some deals and he’ll be in position of strength to do so.
But that’s worst case! Far more likely, Trump will have 1200-1300 delegates and he’ll punch his own ticket.
Cruz took a major blow last night. 15% is a disastrous performance and indicates he cannot be a national candidate. He may do even worse next week. He should make a deal with Trump now before his bargaining position is made even weaker by upcoming events.