Once in awhile, a good guy gets through, like sessions, turned down for a judgeship by the Senate, ran and won a seat in the Senate.
Cruz is smart enough to get through too.
The fork in the road ahead you've suggested made me laugh out loud.
Definitely on the mark, however.
I would guess that Cruz knows it and most of us fighting for him know it too.
It's a battle I'm glad to be part of.