I apologize if this angers you, but I reject the premise that trump is the only change to the status quo.
Whatever you currently think of Cruz is likely seen through the lens of desiring trump and the current rhetoric.
I also reject the article’a premise that the GOP is willing to go full self destruct to avoid having Cruz or trump on the ballot in November.
They may be jackasses in disguise but shutting them both out could lead to a Trump/Cruz third-party run that would be unstoppable. These people may be turds but they aren’t stupid.
You’re right. Sanders is also change to the status quo. That’s why the establishment want Clinton.
Or one of their guys (Ryan, Romney, Rubio, Bush).