Ummm, Ted has already declared his candidacy, skipping that “exploratory” nonsense and has raised North of $7 million dollars in about 9 days, mostly from people like you and me, not fat cats. If Scott is going to go nuclear, he needs to leave the barracks, catch a ride to the flight line and get in the plane. Cruz is already at 20,000 feet.
On the other hand, Scott has already proven he can thrive in enemy territory.