Oh, the Cruzers had more than a little momentum by the time Trump announced.
I know, I was the guy who repeatedly posted this question beginning last spring;
"Is Ted Cruz himself as mean spirited as his supporters here on FR?"
As a former Walker supporter I know a lot about the Cruzers throwing digested food at opponents.
And for the record, I'm beginning to see evidence that Ted Cruz himself is that mean spirited.
I’ll say this. If the supporters of Cruz are representative of modern evangelical conservative voters, there is a reason the party tries to run their intolerant asses out of the party every four years.
I don't support any candidate yet. But Trump supporters accused me of supporting Jeb (who I was against long before it was popular), Cruz, and, yes, Walker. (In fact a Trump supporter just last week said I was a huge Walker supporter, which I never was.)
Trump supporters were attacking everyone in site viciously for months before their was any pushback. Cruz supporters were either kind of liking Trump or they were to scared.
So if you complain about Cruz supporters, maybe you should be looking at trump supporters for creating it. Trump supporters had carte blanche to attack everyone who dared to say anything about Trump, before any but a few (yours truly) opposed them.