[Let’s try not to get into a nasty Trump vs Cruz battle.]
I think the only thing that works is a Trump/Cruz ticket. You need an alpha male ass like Trump to clear out the Washington dead wood. You need Ted’s intellectual and constitutional firepower. But Ted is still a little young and could get crushed by the beltway if left on his own. Trump/Cruz gets us 16 years of Cruz.
That’s my best guess anyway.
How many vice-presidents in the last 200 years have won the White House? Cruz knows the answer to that. If he doesn't win the nomination he'll stay in the Senate.
No one can crush Ted Cruz; not even Trump. That said, I would be very happy with a Trump-Cruz ticket. Trump will listen to Cruz and probably let Cruz pick the next US Supreme Court Justices.
Ditto that.