I really see no reason why Cruz voters should vote for Trump.
Trump has gone far out of bounds to personally attack Cruz.
He has called him a pussy.
He has said he is the worst liar— when Trump knows and socializes with the Clintons and a wide variety of Democrats.
I think Cruz voters know how they are viewed by the Trump campaign: unmitigated contempt.
That is a problem and I see no conciliatory gestures by Trump supporters.
I still think Cruz is the best alternative to Trump.
He is by far the most conservative candidate in the race.
Trump supporters like the fact that the GOPE is rallying and boosting Rubio to attack Cruz. They like the three pronged attack of Dems like Carter preferring Trump to Cruz, GOPE preferring to attack cruz via Rubio and Trumpsters treating Cruz like he is the most immoral candidate to ever run a campaign.
These open primaries are attracting wild independents and democrats that feel abandoned by the their party’s radical leftward lurch. These democrats know that trump will be “malleable” to quote Carter.
“I really see no reason why Cruz voters should vote for Trump.”
There’s a GIGANTIC difference between the average GOP voter in the wild and the rabid Cruz-trolls on FR.
You need to face the math. Cruz staying in only helps Rubio and in turn the Gang of 8
You are making the assumption that Cruz supporters are incapable of being practical, and sticking to Cruz even if it becomes apparent that Cruz is not going to win. Of course, the Cruz supporters, who like the Paul supporters, have a personal cult-like connection to Cruz will vote for Cruz regardless. The rest of the Cruz supporters, the non-fanatics, will support who they consider the best candidate left in the race, and that is likely to be Trump, as the non-establishment guy who has changed the whole dynamic of this race, forcing the establishment candidate to take about things they don’t want to talk about, such as terrorism, the illegal invasion along our border, the loss of jobs, etc. Just as most Trump supporters would support Cruz if Trump drops out, despite their reservations about Cruz’ Canadian birth, I think it very likely Cruz supporters will support Trump despite the animosity between these two men; indeed, they are not likely to support Rubio. Also, I think that in future primaries, many Cruz supporters, if they see that Rubio may win the nomination, will vote for Trump instead of Cruz, rather than let that happen, just as Trump supporters would do if the situation were reversed. I really think a lot of false assumptions are being made here about Trump’s viability.