IMHO, there is no way Cruz could win the General.
Cruz is Far Right. The “Independent” (aka Moderate) voters will NEVER vote for a Far Right candidate.
So while Republicans could coalesce around Cruz, they will always be less than 50% of the national vote, and Cruz won’t get the Moderates. Therefore, he absolutely can not win the General.
“Cruz is Far Right.”
Wait. I thought he was GOPe.
Which is it?
" "Moderate voters, by their nature, do not like pompous arrogant windbags who delight in trash-talking everyone who they disagree with slinging tons of personal attacks. I have 3 mildly conservative daughters who are uniformly horrified by Trump ("a jerk like that is not welcome at MY table, ---oh, poor Melania!"). They are all voting for Cruz, though he is not their first choice. Daughter # 2 says, "Trump is not my last choice, he's my dead last choice!
Cruz pretends he is Far Right.