Cruz is a solid guy and one of my top picks, but the reason Trump is better is because Trump has a small chance of winning, while Cruz has no chance of winning and will get caught under a 400 electoral vote avalanche.
The problem for me is that one must win the election in order to end up being President.
Winning the election and performing as President are two different things.
Which one is better at winning ? If we don’t have a winner, what that candidate might do as President seems a moot point.
And your line of reasoning is?
I see no evidence whatsoever that Cruz will get crushed in the Electoral College.
I do see polling evidence that says that Cruz is currently tied with (or a bit ahead of Clinton) and that Trump is slightly behind her.