"Nevermind that such Republicans can (and do) have extremely right-wing views - especially on issues in which they have a vested interest in preserving the status quo (taxation, regulation, social spending, economic inequality, unions,and so on...)."
If the above is meant to characterize my views, it is not accurate, except for the unions bit if we are talking about public sector unions.
Anyway, not much help here in the thread for me or my ilk if NH voters. 
But it appears that the issue may be moot, since the Suffolk poll that just came out shows Cruz crashing down to 7%. So now it is much easier to vote for Kasich, which is what I would do if a NH voter, assuming other polls show Cruz out of the hunt for second place.
Most voters vote for someone to win, not to place or show. Thus, I think if Rubio is within single digits of Trump in the polls come Tuesday, voters backing supposedly moderate candidates will flock to Rubio to try to put him over the top.
The Cruz poll at 7% is an outlier as of right now. He still has a chance to come in second if the establishment backers split their votes four or five ways. So even if you care about Rubio coming in second, moderates should still vote for him to get over Cruz. Cruz has a good floor with very conservative Republican primary voters and, to a lesser extent, evangelicals who really have no other place to go.
