Cruz was my favorite going-in, and his organization was good. but he started too sow, and never established his brand. Trump was on my list of satisfactory choices, along with two or three others who “tanked”, early-on. I think Cruz would be a good Supreme Court nominee, both because of his intellect and principles, and also because he is relatively young and healthy, so his conservative voice would be there in the Supreme Court Chambers a long time. Assuming Mrs. Clinton is the opponent, I think Trump would be well advised to select as his running mate a woman from the next generation untainted by any of the unsavoriness of the Clinton woman. There are a few congresswomen who are retired military, and if they “vet” well and project earnestness and vitality on the platform and on various media, I would balance the ticket that way.
I don’t think Trump should select a woman. The world and especially the Arab world and marxist/athiest enemies of freedom don’t respect women when it comes down to it. If a women is needed merely to combat the left’s cries for diversity and minorities then that’s not a good enough reason. But I understand the proclivity to do so in our mad 24 hour news cycle where perception is everything and a woman VP would be seen as securing a weak link.