Quote:I beg to differ on that.


While I can understand you seeing a reluctance of the establishment picking Cruz, I don't really think that they have an option at this point. I had thought that they might pick Rubio, but I do believe that it would signal a "Hillary win" at this point. While Rubio does appeal more towards the center and would get democrat votes, I think that the farther right conservatives would stay home.


In contrast, if the GOP selects Cruz, I see most conservatives and some "middle of the spectrum" voters voting for him, especially those that are against anything that Hillary stands for.


It's coming "down to the wire" so to speak. The far majority of conservatives would not back Trump... even if it means a Hillary <del>coronation</del> election. It would essentially be a choice between two candidates that are the same except for the letter (R or D) next to their name.

In my opinion, if Trump losses a contested election, the Republicans lose the general election. Trump supporters would refuse to support Cruz. Heck, even without Trump running a 3rd party campaign the GOP is in trouble. I mean, seriously, all it would take would be 5% of Trump supporters (assuming they are regular voters) refusing to back the GOP candidate and the swing states become a solid blue.

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