Because he has no path to winning honorably via we the voters. He’s hanging in there hoping the GOP establishment will anoint him at the convention over the guy who won the lion’s share of the votes, the lion’s share of the states and the lion’s share of the delegates. That’s no way to win, bro.
And if the GOP anoints anyone, we all know that it sure as hell won’t be Cruz. They hate him as much as they hate Cruz. So he’d be splitting the party and destroying the nation for no reason whatsoever other than personal pride and ego.
That’s not how it works. If Trump gets to 1237 he’s got it. But if neither gets there then it’s an open convention.
Those are the rules. Why would you advocate differently? There was a time Cruz was THEE conservative candidate. Trump is certainly no conservative and you know it.
Why would we turn our back on the constitutional conservative for the guy that wants to grow the gov’t in every other way? Why is that acceptable to you?
Don't we all wish that the situation was that simple.
Unfortunately, the majority of Republicans have shown multiple times recently that they can select a nominee who is unable to win in the general election.
It could very well be that a better approach to this election is to identify that Republican candidate who is least objectionable to the Republicans in order to garner the majority of independents.
The consequences to the makeup of the Supreme Court of a Democrat success in November are almost unimaginable. If someone could create a list of Republicans who WOULD win in November, I would gladly support one of them over Trump, Cruz, or Kasich if I knew none of those three could win.
Your Post #31 is at odds with what you wrote to create this thread, sir.
Are you saying that it's dishonorable for Cruz to work to win as many delegates as he can through traditional and legal methods at district & state caucuses?
Are you saying that it's dishonable for him to stay in because he can't win 1237 delegates before the first ballot?
Are you saying that it's dishonorable for him to force a contested convention by denying Trump 1237 delegates on the first ballot?
How will the GOPe annoint Cruz when Trump and Cruz control the vast majority of delegates? It's our elected delegates who will decide the nominee not the small fraction of GOPe delegates.
I don't understand what you think is dishonorable.
Or Cruz could still be championing conservatism.
Let's say your original observation of Trump is correct: He's a populist.
When Trump shows up with a plurality of the vote, and Cruz is a strong second, Cruz could merely ask Trump:
"What's it worth to you today to have a coronation rather than a fight?"
And the answer is some agreement by Trump to Cruz for actions on behalf of conservatism. Some Supreme Court picks, pre-announced, for example.
It is not necessarily for ill that Cruz fights on, in my opinion.