Not to worry. Trump will take her apart piece by piece. Cruz has no crossover appeal and I don’t think he can win the general election. That’s a problem, regardless of debates.
Cruz just has not had the name recognition that Trump has. The more he has had exposure to a national audience in the debates, the more support he has gained. He would energize Republicans and Reagan Democrats.
And therein lies a major problem for Ted Cruz's electability in the general.
See, the problem that a lot of FReepers have is that they assume that the average American cares as much about the minutiae of things like political debate and ideology as they themselves do. But the average American doesn't. Blame them or condemn them for it all you want, but the fact remains that they don't. The average American isn't going to be attracted to Ted Cruz lecturing - at length - about the original intent of the Commerce Clause. the average American isn't going to care that Cruz is a "constitutional scholar" or that he "argued cases in front of the Supreme Court. They. Won't. Care. Like I said, condemn them for being shallow, or stupid, or degenerate all you want, but it isn't going to change this fundamental reality.
And while Ted Cruz coming off like he's in a Harvard Lincoln-Douglas debate might appeal to politicos and think-tank hacks and FReepers and the like, it probably isn't going to play well with the general run of the voters. Even Ronald Reagan toned down the wonk-speak when he was speaking, which is why he is known as the Great Communicator, while Michael Dukakis is known as That Weirdo Guy Who Rode in the Tank and Lost to George Bush Senior.