and, that's probably exactly what it is - bank propaganda.
but, there's nobody that cruz is going to swing that isn't going to prefer trump. trump is more of an "outsider". he's more of a populist. and, he's more of a moderate, too. trump has him completely dominated on every point.
the only demographic that cruz might swing is the super-hard evangelical right. and, by doing that, he alienates himself.
i know: i'm a canadian. i'm not going to pretend that i understand american conservatism. i don't. it's totally foreign and alien and weird to me.
but there's a point where looney is looney and it's just clear. cruz is an unelectable candidate. when you line cruz and trump up, it's not cruz that looks better - it's trump that looks better.
that carson/kasich/bush split is going to kill all of them, if it doesn't fix itself. carson was never a serious candidate; that almost comes off as a protest vote. and, bush, still, somehow, seems to be losing the serious votes to kasich.
again: they need to work something out, or they're going to nominate trump. and, if they do, that probably means electing hillary.
that 25% split is enough to be competitive if it can coalesce, and the confused media narrative has probably resulted in rubio's vote splitting in half when he pulls out. that's still 30%+ on the moderate side. and, then trump collapses.
but, this collusion needs to hurry up and actually happen.
cruz and trump are both so bad that that sane third could very well abstain, or even vote for hillary.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/17/trump-falls-to-second-nationally-nbcwsj-poll.html
http://www.vox.com/2015/12/8/9866726/ted-cruz-electability