Why would they promote Cruz over Trump if they really want one of the RINO candidates? Why not just promote the guy they want? It’s wasted effort to push Cruz to defeat Trump and then have to push Rubio to defeat Cruz. Why not skip the middleman and have Rubio defeat Trump?
Just like how Carson’s campaign was built on being a “nice guy,” which, once damaged, leads to massive loss in his support. Cruz is running on a “consistent,” “true,” conservative platform, which, once damaged, he will fall to pieces.
Just look at your average forum or comment sections, and you will see that, even if a lot of Freepers are still blinding themselves about Cruz’s record, I’m not the only soul who has noticed that Cruz is lying on issues that are the most important to conservatives. Cruz and his Dominionist, grifter father are also becoming more and more well known, and it is pretty much guaranteed that the GOPe is aware of these things.
Cruz will be kookified like Carson, and his fibs on immigration, his double-dealing, and all the other ugly still, will come to light.
It isn’t wise to run as the “only true conservative” in the race when you aren’t really.