Total defeatism BS. A Cruz victory spells the end of the GOPe and a devastating loss for liberals. Cruz will mop the floor and clean the toilets with Hillary as his brush. The reason conservatives lose elections is that conservatives stop voting conservative and compromise for the ever elusive expedient win. They either lose with moderates who or they have Pyrrhic victories and get betrayed by the cartel of corruption. Only when conservatives vote for the conservative does conservatism wins.
Cruz is the best hope for liberty and the restoration of the constitution. Your red herring NBC argument has already been debunked, it has as much weight as the moron trying to keep Trump off the ballot in New Hampshire. Cruz is the man! GO Cruz!
I don't disagree with your emotions, nor your understanding of moderates and conservatives.
Both those emotions and that understanding gave Reagan landslide wins and his place in history.
None the less, while Reagan's memory lives large, what of his legislative legacy remains?
Again, I'm not telling you who to vote for, just offering an opinion that there are several ways to view what is in front of you.
Whether he wins or loses, I believe that the current "Cruz for President" campaign is considered a big win, though not in ways or with people you might agree with.
Good luck! What will be, will be...we'll just have to wait and see.