I have been watching Cruz and what he has done for years.
Yes...he most definitely is anti GOPe and his record in Texas and in the senate punctuates it very clearly.
The GOPe hate him and are only turning to him now to try and stop Trump...with no intention of allowing Cruz to win, but only to throw him to the curb.
Is he perfect? No...not a pone of us is.
But he and Trump can come together and put this thing to rest, with trump being the Presidential candidate...and that is exactly what they need to do.
As you said he’s now a willing placeholder for the GOP elites. I used to like him, but I’ve lost all respect. I don’t doubt the GOP has promised a lot for helping them now. Just not the nomination.