When all has been lost a Reagan conservative doesnt work. I like Cruz ok but Trump has been the one, from day one ,pushing change. Cruz is far behind and falling fast. Its over for Cruz. Trump is on his way to get the delegates needed. Cruz suppoerters, should get behind Trump. He possible could help Trump and play a key role in the coming revolution of replacing the establishment with real Americans. Cruz has a decision to make, go with the American people or the establishment. I hope he chooses the people.
I think a Reagan conservative without Reagan's charm has a tough time in today's atmosphere. It is a more dumbed down, TMZ world than before. A conservative is too easy to caricature, ridicule. Cruz is a Reagan conservative without the charm. He would get creamed once the focus is on him, just as he was being creamed in the budget battle. He had everyone mad at him except the few of us who understood what he was doing.
Trump has the charm without being the conservative. Conservatives who support him know that Trump can win and don't think Cruz can. We also think it more important at this stage of the game to destroy the RNC structure first, then in a fair contest, sell conservatism to Republicans and the American people in future elections.
If Trump only roots out the establishment from control of the party, and stops amnesty, those two things will be enough to allow American patriots the chance to save this country. If he does some of the other things he has promised, that is just gravy.
I had hopes for Cruz, but he threw in with the establishment in hopes of winning this go-round, rather than hanging back and being available to work with Trump. He has chosen unwisely, and thereby damaged his credentials as an American patriot. He is mad for power, and willing to pay steep costs. Sessions saw more clearly than him what is needed. I hope fellow conservatives such as Mike Lee follow Sessions' lead and not Cruz'.
In any event, I think it's too late for Cruz to redeem himself.