I think odds are that Hillary would beat any conventional GOP candidate in 2016. Cruz is very conventional. This might be news to him, but it’s true.
Trump has a chance by being an unconventional candidate running an unconventional campaign. Roll the dice. A Cruz or Rubio would have played his part and just lost in November.
At least with Trump, there’s a chance. Small, but a chance.
After an early mild infatuation with Cruz, Trump won me over.
Having said that, if Cruz had publicly renounced his pledge to support the nominee (if it turned out to be Trump) immediately after the Heidi/father insult episodes, I would have been fine with that. Give the primary voters a chance to decide the pledge validity.
Having waited ‘til now, however, the ‘use by’ date on outrage has long passed and Cruz’s original commitment went back into effect.
You can’t go back to Arby’s for a free refill the next day.
[At least with Trump, there’s a chance. Small, but a chance.]
TRUMP is destined to be the next POTUS.
It’s not a small chance. It’s a very, very real and reachable chance.