[Kenny]

The support levels for Cruz surged because he persuaded their supporters to support him.

Nope, when voters turned from Rubio they went to the other Washington insider. Rubio voters never even pretended to want an outsider.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Or maybe you need to pay attention to those same polls that you tout that show Trump’s dominance in the Republican primaries. They also show that Trump has the biggest negatives of any Republican candidate.

He isn’t persuading supporters from other candidates.