I’ll repeat myself:
“If you actually tried to understand what I (and others, including the author of this article) are saying, you’d understand that Cruz CANNOT win...and by his own standards (which he has applied to Rubio and Kasich), he ought to exit gracefully and allow the Party unify behind one person. He could even cut a nice deal for himself if he does that in the relatively near future.”
Yes, exactly. You finally got it - I want to beat the Dems, and I don’t give a rat’s ass who does it. ALL of the Republicans in the race would’ve been better than ANY of the Dems. Realistically, however, we’re between Trump and Cruz (and Cruz is right about Kasich, he should drop out). But Cruz is right at the cusp of not being able to win on the first ballot, based on sheer mathematics. He’s so close, in fact, that there is no realistic path to doing so even now, even if it is theoretically possible. So he should drop...and if Trump doesn’t get any delegates before NY, then HE should drop in favor of Cruz (but, again realistically, that isn’t going to happen).
I think any reasonable person could presume that Trump is only the predominant second choice among Cruz supporters, while most other non-Trump voters would go Cruz.
With Rubio out, I don’t see it as such a wild proposition for Cruz to finish #1. I hear what you are saying, I really do, but looking to get a sizeable portion of the party to concede just as the field is narrowing down doesn’t seem like a reasonable demand.
How about we work to get an agreement that whoever gets the plurality of votes on the first ballot wins?