Good post... I like both. I think Cruz is an honorable and humble guy. He is also one that really understands that the DC Cartel has to be taken down. I think Cruz surely would like to win but I think if Trump can take on the cartel he’d be okay with supporting Trump too to do the job. I think this why they are more or less working together.
Thats certainly a factor, but Cruz is being a pragmatist in positioning himself for all of the following possible outcomes:
Trump wins the nomination outright: Cruz is positioned to be VP
Trump flames out: Cruz is positioned to pick up his supporters and take the nomination.
Trump flames out, another candidate wins the nomination: Cruz is positioned to pick up Trump’s supporters and use them as leverage for the VP nom. Think Sarah Palin pulling Conservatives to McCain in 08.
Trump doesn’t flame out, doesn’t get the nomination and the convention is brokered: Trump plays kingmaker for Cruz, or Cruz plays kingmaker for Trump.
Cruz has managed to cover all of his bases here. Every single one of them. No matter what happens he wins in some manner or another.
Now is it because Cruz is just that brilliant, or because all the other GOP candidates besides Trump are stupid?