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Cruz can help bring the party together if he will face reality, set aside his pride, bury the war hatchet, and come together soon (perhaps after Indiana) and throw in with Trump.

Many here hope for an alliance. I question whether Trump is capable of managing such a thing. Should Cruz step aside, and Trump simply spikes the ball without some real acknowledgement of what Cruz and his supporters hold dear, then no real alliance is going to happen.

But, perhaps he will amaze me as he has done over and over. Perhaps a leopard can change his spots.

The "mad as hell..." theme will not translate into November victory. Neither will the "war on politicians".

And the deeply held principle, that more government (making better deals) is NOT the solution needed, will not simply vanish. (This is the bottom line I get from Trump.) He could use Cruz to carry that message, and reveal a plan of action with concrete steps to begin to move in that direction.

Not holding my breath.

“I question whether Trump is capable of managing such a thing. Should Cruz step aside, and Trump simply spikes the ball without some real acknowledgement of what Cruz and his supporters hold dear, then no real alliance is going to happen.”

I think that Trump will surprise you. When in the midst of mortal combat, he’s as partisan and dirty of a fighter as there is. However, he’s a businessman, and he understands very well that once the fight is over, its over...and then the future begins. To have the best shot at success (commercial or political) in that future, it is best to be able to get along with people. He also understands very well that NO ONE gets everything that they want - and he’s been dealing with that rather successfully for about 50 years.

Read “The Art of the Deal” - he wrote it in 1987, long before he seriously contemplated running for POTUS. His insights into business and life are pretty instructive for a guy who was only 40 or so, and he really hasn’t changed his tune. If anything, the intervening nearly 30 years have made him wiser.

...and no, I don’t think that he’s perfect - I’m not that type of person, and he does, indeed, have many flaws. But stupidity isn’t one of them.