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Unfortunately, I think this is all but the end for Cruz. None of the candidates left will funnel many supporters to him, and his own support base overlaps greatly with Trump's. Rubio is the only real competition for Trump left, and the only reason he stands a chance is that guys like Jeb Bush and John Kasich, as they fall, will undoubtedly put their support behind him.

 

I'm to the point where I hope Cruz drops out and sends his supporters to Trump. Whatever it takes to send Rubio's bankrupt self right back to Miami with egg on his face and repo men in his house.

 

   Trying to look at the situation with a glass half full approach,  Ted Cruz did better in South Carolina than was projected by the consensus polls.  Because Cruz has a strong organization in the South,  there's still hope that he can get momentum back on Super Tuesday.   One thing that must happen though is he must get a noticeably higher % of Evangelical voters,  especially in the SEC states.   Ted Cruz is going to have to spend practically all of his time in these states leading up to Super Tuesday and spend a large % of his campaign funds.  In essence,  March 2 is relatively meaningless in his campaign if March 1 doesn't go at least decently.   

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