I am in the same boat as you: Cruz has been my first choice since Day one. Trump became my second choice. Now, their places have switched. I will vote for Trump on Tuesday in my state’s primary. In November, I will vote for whomever is the nominee, unless it is Yeb! or Romney. Under no circumstances will I vote for Yeb! or Romney.
I feel guilty giving up on Cruz because I have some Friends in Texas that know the Cruz Family personally.
They told me about him long before he ran for Senator and they always said he was the real deal and smart as a whip, which he is.
That being said, I have no idea how he could pull the necessary Voting Block factions together needed to win the General Election. Trump seems to have overcome that hurdle.
I have posed a simple question here quite a few times and have yet to get a response. The question, which “Blue” States can Cruz Win in the General Election that were Won by Obama in 2012? I can’t think of a one.
Ditto on JEB! and Romney. If either of them snaked their way in, the GOP would collapse without a whimper.