I’ve had a bias towards Trump too, but it was based on hunch. Who is going to be the strong horse (and still in some way acceptable).
Now it looks like a potential political synergy is presenting itself. It is one Cruz decision away from a yeehaw that would look like the Reagan sweep of America, IMHO. Trump is blessedly still open to suggestion; he isn’t arbitrarily knocking heads on every policy from A to Z.
He could very easily explain it. Some die hards may be disappointed, but the patient Cruz probably can win them back.
I would be able to vote for Trump without holding my nose.
That being said, Trump is a populist with a definite tendency toward pragmatism. Some see that as a strength, it frankly makes me very queasy.