The real question is how much will Cruz depend on leftist media attacking Trump in order to win?
His strategy the whole time has been on Trump dispatching the other candidates leaving Cruz to avoid having to confront anyone.
Now that they are all almost gone, he will either have to attack Trump himself, or keep over on the side waiting for the press to find anything on Trump to “take him down”, or for maybe enough GOPers to vote for Cruz just because he isnt him.
In the end, Cruz’s support base is going to be a motley collection of people that were there from the start, didn’t originally support him (the weak support), people that just dont like Trump, or GOPers needing a candidate to hide behind in order to stop Trump wining the nomination.
Hah, I think you forgot people who are won over by his dedication to liberty and his brilliance.
Cruz has been drafting Trump, happy to let others try to take him down while Cruz tosses the occasional harmless barb. It's crucial for him to not alienate Trump supporters because Cruz admits he needs them to win.
You're right about the Cruz end of game support. If Trump disappears you can bet the farm on a Rubio nomination and between Rubio and Hillary "what difference does it make".