Cruz is the larger threat to establishment because, if he wins, they lose all the levers of power. McConnell and his allies would be tossed out of organizations such as the Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, etc... If history is any guide, the sitting president of a political party has a large leeway in choosing those in key power positions. That puts the earning potential and power of the current political industrial complex in complete jeopardy.
That is why, come January, the establishment will continue to turn all their guns on Cruz because they would rather Trump win the nomination and lose to Hillary than for Ted Cruz to have a chance of being president. If that happened they would attempt to blame a Trump loss on the Tea Party, and keep their cushy jobs. As Cruz inevitably gains on Trump, the establishment will go after Cruz 110%, even if they are currently waging a rhetorical war on Trump.
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I absolutely believe that if Ted Cruz wins and becomes President, the Revolution overthrowing the Corruptacrats currently running the GOP will be purged and replaced by TRUE CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATIVES.
On the other hand, I also believe that if Trump wins, THE DEAL MEISTER will work deals with the RINOs within the party as he also will with the progressive ‘RATS to “GET THINGS DONE”. The conservative revolution, within the Republican Party, will be diluted and will fail utterly in this case — wasting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
I couldn’t agree more. Trump would be so in bed with McConnell (or Schumer) and Ryan it will be X-rated.