Turn it around with the one who has 10 years of elected office executive experience, is older, and without whom, in the words of the other one, he would not be in the United States Senate, and you might have a ticket there.
Although I think he would be better served—and have more power—as the Senate Majority Leader.
Do you really think his fellow GOP senators would vote him in as majority leader? Really?
Best place for Cruz would be SCOTUS.