No
2. Do you honestly think the GOPe will accept Ted as their standard bearer?
That is an exellent question. It assumes that you don't believe the scurrilous Ted=GOPe nonsense that informs so much of FR these days.
Refreshing.
The answer is that I don't think they would accept Cruz. But I can't accept Trump for any number of legitimate ideolgical reasons. I may have earlier accepted some sort of alliance that appoximated the old Reagan coalition, but with the 11th Commandment now blown to smithereens, I fear that ship has sailed. So, we all have to fight on our repective hills I think.
It is only scurrilous if it isn’t true. Even then, it’s a real possibility, so it’s not scurrilous even if it doesn’t happen.
Something is happening, because the GOPe is not trashing Cruz, and all their point men are in Ted’s camp all of a sudden. It’s certainly not something that can be ruled out.
And if Ted is willing to work with this closely with the GOPe, that should scare the hell out of us all.
As for not being able to support Trump, I shake my head.
He is the only guy that is upsetting the apple cart.
Ted is not going to change Washington. He is a part of Washington.