I agree. Trump is virtually bullet-proof in the political aspect of things as demonstrated in the last few months. He has national name recognition. He has cross-over appeal. He knows how to sell and how to negotiate. And he hits the right buttons. He is not now nor ever will be at the top of my list. But being able to beat Hillary Clinton is a necessary quality of the next Repub candidate.
Can Cruz beat Hillary? I think so, but I was also fooled into thinking that Romney would beat Obama.
Just talking electoral vote issues, I think Cruz can win, but I think Trump puts into play states that won’t dream of going for Cruz.
Trump is right: he puts NY, NJ, and PA into play. And that puts NY wannabees into play — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland
Add to that he is very capable of stuffing the democrat vote stealing machine.