“But the fact remains.... Trump is not accepting Cruz’s offer. He can’t go one on one with Cruz. That is clear.”
As described earlier, Trump is in the Porsche, being challenged at a red light by a high school kid in a Civic.
He’s in a different class, he’s already won at the previous 7 lights. He has nothing to gain by racing Cruz again.
Trump has not gone one on one with Cruz. He would NEVER accept that. He can’t win that and he knows it.