He is maintaining his 'posture' to insure his re-election AND strategy for the Presidential nomination. He is a rhetorical Republican because it invites many Republicans into his camp. He doesn't care what anyone thinks; he believes the two front runners will fall out of favor. His is counting on his rhetorical posture at the time to vote in the primary to carry him to victory either expected or unexpected. He will be the one Republican that has been a standard for the party that they feel they can count on. That is Ted Cruz in a nutshell. There isn't anything that is going to change.
