Cruz gathers support from critics and one-time foes

The increasingly likely possibility of a Donald Trump presidential nomination is prompting longtime Republican critics of rival Ted Cruz to back the Texas Senator, as evidenced by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's recent endorsement. Graham, himself a former candidate in the GOP race, on Thursday said the nomination of Trump, a real estate tycoon and reality television star, "would be a disaster for the party."

The increasingly likely possibility of a Donald Trump presidential nomination is prompting longtime Republican critics of rival Ted Cruz to back the Texas Senator, as evidenced by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's recent endorsement. Graham, himself a former candidate in the GOP race, on Thursday said the nomination of Trump, a real estate tycoon and reality television star, "would be a disaster for the party."…