“Chester A. Arthur was in the same boat and took over after Garfield was assassinated*. So, can Cruz be a vice presidential candidate?”
The answer is no. Chester Arthur slipped through the cracks like Obama did. Arthur was never eligible.
But what about “Stare Decisis”?
(I think that’s Latin for “If you fool me once, precedent will invalidate the Constitution forever”)
And his situation was covered - completely - until Leo Donofrio exposed it.
Arthur lived the lie till his death. Seems to be a trend...