That part isn't. It's the Abortion, "Gay Marriage", Gun Control, and stuff like that which is Liberal ideology. It is the choices of who we will get appointed to the Federal bench that will demonstrate what Ideology will be followed.
Trump is a New Yorker. If he follows true to form, he will bring "New York Values" with him. (to borrow a phrase.)
Most of our Republican Backstabbers over the years have been New England Republicans. Not all, but most.
The fact remains. Cruz can't compete against Trump, and is barely treading water against Rubio.
He can't compete against Trump in a Liberal or Open Primary state, but it mostly conservative primaries, he can do just fine. Of course he has a very short time before the "preference cascade" becomes set and irreversible, if it's not too late already.
South Carolina, a consistently Red state, that Cruz claimed “ will be like Iowa”. Is now “liberal”, because Cruz get’s a big fat zero there.
Really. It gotten to where Cruz fans use obamacare like analogies to explain his failing. It’s not the ‘product’ it’s the ‘packagings’ fault.