I don't know if they can persuade conservatives that the bill is right, but at the very least they need to persuade conservatives that they aren't "sellouts" or "liars" to the cause. I don't believe that they are and that there is a reasonable explanation for their current thinking on this.
What I know for a fact is that neither Trump or Paul are a solution for anything! And until Senator Sessions throws his hat into the ring for POTUS, Cruz (and Walker) are the best we got.
Absolutely true.