I am 99% sure Cruz will team up with Trump. Somewhat begrudgingly Cruz will take the VP slot but they BOTH have the same goal and that’s what’s most important. It will be a Trump/Cruz ticket and make no mistake, Trump’s celebrity status and his following from The Apprentice will include a strong percentage of would-be Hillary voters.
Remember, Ted Cruz is only 44 years old. I don’t remember anyone looking at me for vice president back when I was 44, do you?
And Cruz’s legal mind....
Yes. Together they can win most assuredly. Individually, it’s a roll of the dice.
Trump is what would get Cruz on the ticket, and Cruz probably needs the seasoning and a good Trump administration to then get the presidency himself.
Trump would be very carefully not making the mistake that Reagan made by accepting a Bush (or the equivalent) on his ticket.
I find the notion of man the caliber of Cruz veeping for a reality show star to be preposterous.
Or he could be the next US Attorney General or even a Supreme Court justice. In fact, he could as Vice President be tasked with generating the lists of judicial appointments for Trump to nominate to the federal courts. Trump could run with Cruz as VP, and if a Supreme Court vacancy were to arise, appoint Cruz to the Supreme Court. Since there is the 25th amendment to fill the Vice Presidency in case there is a vacancy, there is no need for him to serve the entire term as VP if better opportunities arrive.