The intensity of the last couple of weeks and the fact of the blowout loss in a state where he was leading just a week ago probably had a lot to do with that. Cruz is a smart guy. Give him a few days. He knows we have to beat Hillary.
I hope you are correct.
I think all the references to Shakespeare and Reagan are nice but probably are made to make everyone feel better. Cruz should just be Cruz and not try to be Shakespeare or Reagan. His supporters should stop trying to make him like Reagan. Reagan was then, this is now. Reagan was what we needed then and the voters responded. The voters did not respond to Ted, however. Ted wasn't even close. He was absolutely annihilated the last 7 contests and we can say all we want that it was NY and the mid-Atlantic, but he lost the south overwhelmingly, too and the upcoming contests, some of which were supposed to be Cruz friendly (Nebraska), were not looking good. It just wasn't Cruz's time. It maybe four or eight years hence, but not now. Actually Cruz has some soul searching to do, some fences to mend and some bridges to rebuild. He may be absolutely A-1 on the principles, but you have to be at least somewhat personable...and that does not appear to be the case.