“All the parliamentary maneuvering in the world is not going to get Cruz the nomination.”
Even if it did get Cruz the nom, it won’t get Cruz in the White House. Which is just fine with the establishment. At least their feeding trough will be safe.
Cruz general election prospects were grim at best from the get go, even without Trump in the race. Yes the party would rather take a loss than lose control, however Cruz has no shot at the nomination. He’s smart enough to know this, at this point he’s just trying to play spoiler so he can get whatever back room deal he was offered to be the spoiler. He’s not fighting for the white house, hes fighting for whatever deal he agreed to in that back room.
Typical Washington behavior... and they wonder why Trump keeps winning.