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I am a Cruz supporter. But an article like this has to address the elephant in the room, Donald Trump.

The only reference to Trump in the article is the following, Simply put, moderate resistance to Cruz will eventually cause him heartaches and pain once they stop splitting their vote between five candidates (Bush, Rubio, Kasich, Christie, Trump) and start to unite around the survivor. Gee, it reminds of the old PBS children's TV game "One of these things doesn't belong here". I'm surprised that he didn't list Gilmore and Pataki ahead of Trump.

So . . . Trump's supporters evaporate. They'll go to Kasich, whose campaign is that he loves Trump and is more Christian because he commits his state to Fed Obamacare funding? Or maybe Rubio, who Trump is willing to provide delegates to, but only water. John Ellis Bush, according to Trump, wouldn't have enough energy to pick up his supporters if they required more energy than picking up the remote to acquire.

In 1980, the Establishment class had George the Elder, John Connolly, Howard Baker, John B. Anderson and Bob Dole to choose from. Even as candidates faded and there was only George the Elder, those who supported others gravitated to Reagan in good numbers.

Why is this? Because it isn't just about the issues spectrum. Those who support Donald Trump, liberal or moderate or conservative, are mostly supporting him on SOME of the issues, but they are mainly supporting the MAN.

If trump gets a lot, but not enough delegates to win the nomination, he might go Third Party, or he might use his bundle to help another candidate who isn't over the top either. Will that be John Ellis Bush? Or more likely Ted Cruz?