Very perceptive. I have waned Cruzers that all the good press (”Cruz has a real chance at winning”) was GOPe propaganda to line him up if and when Gentle Ben fails to take out Trump. Then, once Cruz was set up, they would unleash hell and Rubio would ride in to save the day. To me, the ONLY counter to this was to get Trump nominated early, work the deal for Cruz as VEEP or (preferably) AG/USSC when the vacancy is there, and thus crush the GOPe wing once and for all.
If the nominee isn’t either Trump or Cruz, I will just vote for Hillary. She’ll get the civil war started.
Totally agree. And I would add that, as much as I like Cruz, I don’t think he could win the general even if he somehow managed to get the nomination.