As much as a VP spot for Cruz looks good on paper, I’d rather he was President, or retain some high position in the Senate. That place needs a real house cleaning. The VP does not have any real power.
Tell that to VP Cheney.
It all depends on the president. Someone like Carter who was a micro-manager, I can’t even remember who is VP was.
Cruz is way too unpopular among the GOPe Senate sellouts to make it into leadership there on his own. It would be a thing of beauty, however, for him to become President of the Senate by becoming Trump’s VP.
“The VP does not have any real power.”
Just because no one has made effective use of the role, doesn’t mean someone can’t. You might have noticed in recent weeks that the acting President of the Senate has a good deal of parliamentary power. In the right hands, it could be quite useful. The turtle might find it very uncomfortable if the President of the Senate took a keen interest in him.