Yes, they will battle over the moderates and whichever wins them over will be the nominee.
Trump has the upper hand with moderates now but Cruz is acceptable to them. He just needs to show them that.
Trump does not need to go to war with Cruz. He is too far ahead. Cruz may need to go to war with Trump and I don’t think that will work out well for him.
My personal belief at this point is that Cruz is hoping for VP.
I would really like to know how many true moderates exist in this country. And better still, how many of those actually vote.
If you are still sitting on the fence after the last 8 years, unable to decide which is better Liberty or Tyranny, you probably should not vote.
I agree with you to some degree. Trump has the upper hand with libertarians (aka liberal lite) and moderates, but he can’t win the general election without the support of conservatives. Cruz has the support of true conservatives, but needs more moderates to win. Unfortunately, Trump is only conservative on immigration, but the rest of his policies (abortion, gays, economics, etc) are no different than Hillary’s so I doubt Trump will appeal to conservatives in a general election. Most true conservatives will stay home rather than vote for Trump. However, moderates should be easier to win over as long as Cruz can offer them a little reality tv shock value in his speeches/debates. Luckily, conservatives are historically more reliable voters than moderates.