I was never a fan of Cruz.
I was never a fan of Trump.
Trump has won me over at this point. He may be a slightly watered down version of Cruz, but his ability to captivate audiences and bring a non-politician background to the forefront is enticing to a lot of potential voters. I think he has the best chance to win, and to win against the democrat nominee.
Interesting process.
Welcome to the big tent of Trump supporters.
I went from strongly disliking Trump and not taking his candidacy seriously to seeing several upsides to his campaign. First, we can largely thank Trump for preventing Jeb Bush from being coronated, which was the RNC's plan from day one. Second, even if he's a less than sincere johnny come lately on the issue, he's putting the spotlight on illegal immigration, which IMO is the most important issue facing America today. Third, as he constantly reminds us, he isn't bought and paid for like everyone else. I still don't particularly like or trust the man, but it's not as though most of the likely alternatives (Clinton, Rubio, etc) are acceptable or better.
I may vote for either Cruz or Trump in the primary, but as I said earlier, Sarah Palin's opinion on one or the other is irrelevant to me. I stopped taking her seriously as soon as it became clear that being a reality TV celebrity was her highest priority. I think of Sarah Palin as the Kim Kardashian of the Republican Party.