I thought Cruz had all the New York Gay Mafia money sewn up already. (google for details if you don't believe---New York Times for starters; I've posted two or three times already, still Cruzers line up at the NY glory hole for Teddy Boy.)
Paul Ryan, with his choir-boy looks, quick wit and a rather sunny stage presence, is an actor sent over from Central Casting to play the part of “potential candidate”. In a burst of reverse psychology, he claims not to be in the running for the Presidency, but he also made similar protestations when his name was brought up for Speaker of the House.
Even as a VP possibility, he would be a retread of an earlier unsuccessful campaign, and it has never been known to work. Dan Quayle would be a better prospect for that position, and we ALL turned our heads and said “Dan WHO?” once he missed the bid in 1996.
Besides, Paul Ryan has to sort of watch his own back in his district in Wisconsin, just remember what happened to Jim Wright, and more recently, Eric Cantor.