While the big story is the National Review article, it appears that (according to the Reuters 5 day rolling poll) over a third of Cruz’s followers have abandoned him for Trump in the last 3 days since Palin announced for Trump. That’s a pretty big story. Cruz has gone from 16.3% down to 10.5% while Trump has (in the same 3 days) gone from 33.4% to 40.6% .
Here is how the Reuters poll looked on January 19 – the day Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump.
And here is how the Reuters poll looked on Friday January 22.
Trump went up 6 points while Ted Cruz dropped six points.
Between Jan 15ᵗʰ and Jan 21ˢᵗ, Donald Trump rose rapidly among those aged 50-65, compared to other age groups. | Between Jan 16ᵗʰ and Jan 22ⁿᵈ, Jeb Bush gained rapidly among men, compared to women.