“Trump with around 43 % of the republican voters (33% traditional , 10% nontraditional) and Cruz with about 30 percent of the traditional republican voters is around 73 % combined. Just about as a good a unity ticket as one could ask for.”
I don’t agree with the assumption that a combined ticket would mean combined voter totals. Bush Sr came in second and got the Veep slot, but had very little impact in Reagan’s landslides. Cruz’s support is eroding by the day, so he brings less to the table than he did a few months ago.
You might be right, but given that a lot of the Cruz fans seem to be very loyal, I would prefer not to lose those votes if possible.