A point many need to keep in mind. I have taken a bit of a break myself from what this board has devolved to. I still think that the majority of Freepers would have been happy with either candidate but the die-hards on both sides have forgotten who the real opponent is: the big government statists in both parties and not each other. I have mostly liked what Trump and Cruz have both said on policy matters and agree that there is not much difference; but, I leaned Cruz mainly because Boehner and McConnell hated him so he had all the right enemies. Now, it appears that both are behind Cruz but I know that is just a sham to get to a contested convention. They have no intention of supporting either Cruz or Trump. At this point, however, I think that the writing is on the wall for Cruz and I hope that he realizes it before the convention and throws his support and delegates to Trump to coalesce the anti-establishment vote.
I'm hopeful that Cruz knows exactly what he is doing. I would like to see him continue, even though his odds of winning on the first ballot or a later ballot are near zero, for tactical reasons. The first time I think it would be acceptable to admit that he's lost would be after the convention rules are decided and approved by the delegates. I want Cruz still in the race as the establishment makes their final, hopefully unsuccessful, effort to stop Trump.
I have been to many conventions. For Trump's sake, I prefer that Cruz drop out at a very specific time, but I won't go into that much detail until that time comes.