At only 45, Cruz is fighting for his political life. He came to Washington not to be a Senator but to be President. He's torched every bridge he's crossed. If he loses this race, he'll return to the Senate, ostracized and powerless with backs turned to him, loathed by all. Completely emasculated, unable to represent the people of Texas, it's unlikely he could get himself reelected.
It's over for Ted Cruz. His campaign has taken on the look of one of those "Hitler Parody" videos with Cruz bellowing "Steiner!!!"
Yes, I think so. This is why we have a vetting process. It can expose the true nature of a candidate before it's too late. It doesn't always work, or the media is successful in its job of obfuscation (homobama), but sometimes it does (jeb!, Cruz, cankles)
And then a 7 figure lawyer job with Goldman Sachs.