Cruz is the establishment’s backup plan. They may hate him, but at least he is one of them.
To get Hillary elected, of course. Someone must be the Designated Loser.
To keep the gravy train rolling.
Man you are clueless bud. Ruminate on what you just wrote.
Exactly. The GOPe has a pecking order of preference. Jeb was their 1st. He's gone. Now it's down to Rubio and he has a grand total of 1 win. Who remains? Kasich or Cruz, and Kasich has zero wins at the moment.
If those two fall, the GOPe would likely switch support to Hillary. Anything and everything to preserve their power. The public be damned.
Every 4 years they have to put on a little dog and pony show to provide the pretense of the public being in charge. For the Uniparty, this game has worked out well for them over the years. Now Trump comes along and threatens their very cozy setup.
Everybody in the establishment seems to think Trump will be hard pressed to win in November. I think he has a clear path forward. Avoid commenting on Clinton's cankles. Attack on her lack of integrity, Benghazi, illegal email server. When she attacks him for being wealthy, counterattack with how she and her husband made their money.
In the interest of being open, I voted for Cruz. I would love to see a debate between Cruz and Clinton, but only one candidate is going to say "War on women? Let me point out my opponent is married to a rapist."