So why is Cruz working for the establishment's goals? Is that conservative?
How will the RNC stop Trump if Cruz drops out and pledges his delegates for Trump before the first round of convention voting?
Cruz must be asked if he believes that the party establishment will back him if he forces a floor fight.If he says he does believe the party will support his second round bid, then he's fooling himself. They will use him to stop Trump and then cast him aside for their own self-interests.
This is politics, and the only thing that Cruz can count on is what he directly controls, and he does NOT control what the GOPe will do in round two no matter what they promise. They will turn on him before the echo of the round one closing gavel subsides.
If Cruz really thinks it is important to stop the Mcconnell lying wing of the Republican party, then his best bet now is to align with Trump and declare his delegate support for Trump.
If Cruz does this now, 1) he will instantly become the darling of the outsider movement, and 2) he will drastically change the current narrative of stopping Trump with a brokered convention. That story would become dead overnight instead of lingering on until July. The story will become the GOPe naked power grab, and they will lose control of that story quickly.
It's time for Cruz to have his Rubio moment, and step up to do the right thing.
At this point, Cruz cannot win outright, and trusting the GOPe to have his back in a second round vote is a fool's errand.
His best play now is to get out well-played, and support Trump to thwart the GOPe.
-PJ