The thing is, Cruz is a solid conservative and has been for his entire career. The man has taken numerous conservative causes to the USSC, and won...
He is not a closet liberal.
Trump on the other hand, recently found Jesus when it comes to his conservatism, which may be real, but it also may not be. We have no way of knowing for sure as his record is really quite the opposite... Financially backing RATs... When he has spoken up before this recent conversion his policies come across as liberal/socialist/nationalist.
If the choice was him vs Romney, I could see taking a chance on him. When it’s him vs Cruz, a proven rock solid conservative, then there is NO chance I would even be attracted to that risk. Why even bother with Trump? His negatives far outweigh any positives he might possibly bring, if indeed his conversion is in fact real... And political repositioning like is common around election season...
I don’t see Cruz as true conservative based on his track record and his wife who works for Goldman. I would vote for him over a Democrat.
Also at 41 years old, his “entire career” means squat. He’s a junior senator, not Reagan!