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But running him for POTUS will be divisive for the party that runs him, since those who like him but like the Constitution more won't vote for him and the other half of the country never would vote for him any way.

You seriously overestimate how significant the birther demographic is. It's tiny and not statistically significant when it comes to actual voting. If Ted Cruz runs for President in a general election, it isn't going to make that much difference if birthers pout and stay home. Yes, every vote counts. But big picture, birtherism is a pretty fringe movement. Unless Cruz were to run in defiance of some future court decision that declared him ineligible, the extent to which people would actually vote on this issue is likely so small as to not be measurable.

You may well be right about that. Cruz has shown himself to be a remarkably intelligent and capable human being and likely will generate a devoted following. I know I will donate to him again.

I won't vote for him for VP or President, though. How many more feel like that? Don't know, but I do know that these sorts of threads go on for a lot of posts and the passion about this issue runs very hot. Many have sworn an oath to uphold their understanding of what the Constitution and being Constitutional means.

If you want them to turn on you and work with passion against you, then by all means, run the Cruz/Rubio ticket or vice versa.

Until this issue is decided, as fit and fine as you or I and anyone else may believe them to be for the job, choosing that ticket will be a very divisive within and against those who contribute much of the passionate heart and soul of the party.

Romney didn't inspire them and he lost. What do think pissing them off will do? Why try to find out unless division is what you want? I'm sure there are others who are just as fit and fine for the job and don't bring this division with them.

You seriously overestimate how significant the birther demographic is. It's tiny and not statistically significant when it comes to actual voting. If Ted Cruz runs for President in a general election, it isn't going to make that much difference if birthers pout and stay home. Yes, every vote counts. But big picture, birtherism is a pretty fringe movement. Unless Cruz were to run in defiance of some future court decision that declared him ineligible, the extent to which people would actually vote on this issue is likely so small as to not be measurable.

And what are you going to do when one of us "Birthers" invoke Rogers v Bellei? What is you answer to that?

Start talking.