I would be happy if you are right. I actually prefer Cruz to Trump. But I don’t see that happening. My opinion is one on one Trump will crush Cruz. If I am wrong I will smile and buy you a cup of coffee. :)
One on one Cruz crushes Trump.
Trump does not have the media covering for him the way it does for all Rats. If Trump has to move beyond generic phrases and begin to defend what he says he wants to do he gets into trouble. Look at how he is being shown to be a crony capitalist because of his eminent domain position. Look at how his healthcare comments have revealed his socialized healthcare thinking. Look at how his build a wall, but have touchback amnesty reveals his liberal view on immigration. Right now he gets away with it because people are so angry they don't care.
However, in a one on one race all those issues begin to be examined and talked about.
If Trump were to win the nomination this is a big part of the reason he won't win the general election.
“...I actually prefer Cruz to Trump...”
I prefer Cruz to Trump in the primaries for sure. In the general I think a Trump/Cruz ticket (either order) would be absolutely unstoppable.
Trump is currently polling in the 30’s and 40’s, so the inside-baseball prognosticators have to figure out how the the other 60% to 70% (that’s a bunch!) who are *not* currently for trump will split as the also-ran’s drop out. If Cruz stays in, and he has no reason not to so far, it is reasonable to presume he will split that 60% to 70% with Trump.
And I think it is going to be *very* difficult to predict how the split shakes out. We will probably just have to wait and see.