[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Judging from the reaction of many Trump supporters across the web, there are people even threatening to change their support if Cruz is on the ticket. Cruz also doesn’t really add anything to the ticket to begin with. It’s better if Cruz takes a Supreme Court position as the best compromise, to be honest.

[fooman]

Cruz adds intellectual rigor and consistency .

[Jim Robinson]

Well, that would be shortsighted and very unfortunate.

[Sans-Culotte]

Judging from the reaction of many Trump supporters across the web, there are people even threatening to change their support if Cruz is on the ticket. Cruz also doesn’t really add anything to the ticket to begin with. It’s better if Cruz takes a Supreme Court position as the best compromise, to be honest.

There are also people who don't want to vote for Trump because they don't consider him conservative enough. Cruz would allay those fears. I don't know that Cruz would help Trump in the general; but he'd help in getting the nomination, IMO.

[PJBankard]

Exaggerate much. There are a handful, that don’t want Cruz. That isn’t many. Would you like to try again?

[DaxtonBrown]

“Cruz also doesn’t really add anything to the ticket to begin with.”

It is statements like that that are exactly the problem. Personally I don’t think your mindset adds anything to the discussion.

[RightLady]

If you don’t want our support go it alone and see where you get.

[MikeSteelBe]

“Cruz also doesn’t really add anything to the ticket to begin with.”

Cruz will pull in evangelicals like Palin did with McCain in 08’. In my rural area there were no McCain signs up until he selected Palin, then they came up everywhere.

[nickcarraway]

Cruz is not a judge. He will never be a Supreme Court justice.

[ALASKA]

Trump/Cruz to lock the nomination. After the WIN, put Cruz in, the hopefully, the still open SCOTUS seat. Then choose the new VP.

[John Valentine]

From the vast majority of posters I see here on Free Republic, Bernie Sanders would make a more acceptable VP than Ted Cruz.

[DannyTN]

"Cruz also doesn’t really add anything to the ticket to begin with." - Greetings_Puny_Humans

Jim, your suggestion would cinch the nomination. If it looks like the GOPe is going to try to take it from both of them in a brokered convention, then they would be wise to do that. But I think it's premature for that.

Trump is likely to win the nomination outright. In which case Greetings_Puny_Humans comment rings true. I got to believe that Cruz supporters are going to support Trump over Hillary or Bernie, in any event. Unless Cruz supporters sit home like spoiled children and let the country burn (or bern).

What does Cruz offer as a VP?:

• He's ineligible, so he'd likely draw a eligibility challenge.
• His management experience is limited to managing 13 government lawyers in Texas, 13 government lawyers at the FTC, and his senate staff for 2 years.
• His knowledge outside of "legal" is weak. And the VP doesn't argue in front of SCOTUS.
• His knowledge of the economy is weak. He supports free trade so much so that he was willing to give Obama carte blanc to negotiate. He is completely eclipsed by Trump on economic knowledge.
• His ability to judge people is weak as demonstrated in his campaign, his support for TPA, his support for Roberts.
• I don't see him pulling any democrats over. In fact I could see Cruz repelling cross-over and independent voters.

Frankly, Cruz is not qualified to be President, and thus he isn't qualified to be VP. And he offers nothing to the ticket. And I guarantee you that Trump as a business executive is looking at succession planning and winning the general as the two key factors for choosing the VP.

And then there is the whole honesty thing.