Also interesting at this point is whether the GOPe, if they couldn’t stop a Cruz nomination, would go to court arm-in-arm with the Dems to fight Cruz’s eligibility. That IMO could either knock Cruz out or weaken him such that, especially coupled with a Bloomberg third-party run, Cruz would have no chance in the general.
My guess is that the hedge-funded and Goldman-funded Cruz would strike a deal with the Establishment to stop that from happening, but I’m not totally certain.
I think all the big government, pro spending people would do anything to keep a real conservative out of office.