What a silly comment. Cruz hits Trump on abortion and gay marriage, he gets the evangelicals back in a heart beat.
Evangelicals don't trust Cruz dude. His lies are catching up to him. If he wouldn't all out lie he could possibly win back that vote but there is a huge trust issue with him.
There sure seemed to be an issue in SC with that. Let's see what Cruz does between now and then. He has to come out hammering on gay marriage and abortion, seeing if he can bend Trump back to positions that may harm him in a national election. Cruz now has to worry only about winning the nomination before he can worry about winning the national.
Cruz came in third in a southern state. He will finish no better than third the rest of the way. With Bush out Rubio will pick up the majority of his votes. If Kasich drops out, they will mostly go to Rubio. If Carson drops, his votes will go to Trump and Cruz. When Cruz drops out most of his support will go to Rubio.
Rubio will become the big winner as people drop out Trump will not garner more than 35%-40% of the GOP he has crested.
That is one scenario. The other is that Cruz can take it if he rebuilds his evangelical base, which he can do. The most likely scenario is a brokered convention, and Trump will get sold down the river.
If Kasich bows out quickly, Rubio will surge to the top. If not, Cruz will do well.
I don't think the evangelical base is committed enough to Cruz. I could be wrong but his reputation in the last couple weeks has taken a hit. You may be right but I think Rubio winning out is the most likely scenario as the Republicans needs to rally around a real Republican, that leaves Trump out. Sad but Trump is a better alternative than Clinton. Also if Trump and Sanders win out, I am undecided on what is best for the country. Between Trump and Clinton, I'll take Trump. If Trumps is not the nominee, I'd take the Republican.