If Cruz gets the nomination he gets to pick whoever he wants as VP. No reason he would pick Bush and no way the party establishment could make him.
“Cruz/Lee is the team for me” has a nice ring to it.
“Cruz/West at their best” is also good.
“If Cruz gets the nomination he gets to pick whoever he wants as VP. No reason he would pick Bush and no way the party establishment could make him.”
You are assuming the party wants Cruz as the nominee. Remember, even though you win primaries, it’s the delegates who cast their votes for the eventual nominee. And they could very well cast their votes for Bush.
And before you go with the, “If Bush is the nominee I am staying home” a Cruz/Bush ticket and you are going to the polls to vote. I saw somewhere on this thread about Bush would never take the spot if offered. Yes he will, because in 8 years he will still be young enough to run.
It’s the only winning ticket where everyone is happy. Trump will not take Cruz on the ticket. Just won’t happen.