[Jim Noble]

because it means they are pretty sure they can take Ted out

Nope.

It means they are sure he loses to Hillary.

Most here are still thinking about this the wrong way - as if it's about "conservative" vs. "liberal", when it's not at all.

It's "globalists" vs. "patriots", or "Americans".

The GOPe is completely, totally committed to globalism, and, therefore, the end of America as she has existed before now. With Bush, or Rubio, or Kasich, or Romney (no, they haven't ruled him out yet), they get continued movement towards transnational integration. They get the same with Hillary.

For the GOPe, Bush or Hillary, either way they win.

They know patriots (Americans) are a strong majority. They know this by looking at 1972, 1980, and 1984.

After 1984, they came up with a brilliant strategy - fracture the patriot bloc with wedge issues - and it has worked.

Until now. Trump has them shi**ing their pants.

They know they can beat Cruz. It would be better for them, financially, to have the nominee be one of their own, but as long as they know Cruz means Hillary as POTUS, they will take him as a last resort.

[SoConPubbie]

They know they can beat Cruz. It would be better for them, financially, to have the nominee be one of their own, but as long as they know Cruz means Hillary as POTUS, they will take him as a last resort.

B.S.!

A more accurate statement would be that they THINK they can beat Ted. They THOUGHT the same thing about Reagan as well. From the Democrats, to the Republican Establishment, to the media and we all know how that turned out.

[crosdaddy]

Yes,this. Unfortunately ,too many here can’t or refuse to understand this concept.Its all about party vs party, or conservative vs liberal.
None so blind as those who refuse to see. It runs rampant here.