Your recommendation would be go at the maw of The Donald in September?
“The natural home of Trump supporters is with our campaign” - Ted Cruz.
Choosing not to antagonize their then-hero was strategy. Everyone thought Donald would crash. He may have. He may still. Whatever you say about Cruz’s strategies, to have ended up #2 so far with a decent shot is exceptionally good for a Junior Senator. Give the man some credit.
Whose your perfect anointed candidate? Do you have a better recommendation for practical conservatism at this point? Or are you just going to complain about the state of play?
You keep posing false alternatives. Not going after him is one thing. Becoming metrosecxual BFFs is another.
In 2008 a junior senator with four years, beat an 8 year co-president, and 8 year senator.
what is the end game for your clever strategy? He takes his #2 back to Texas and eats soup? What does #2 get you?