Kind of hard to say whether they’re trying to help Trump or keep him from winning to position Cruz in 2020 (although Ted may have killed that prospect with whatever remains of the GOP party after this election).
Cruz will probably win his re-election in Texas for his Senate seat, but he has no prayer in hell of ever being president.
I voted for one single ticket on my ballot. If Trump wins and ushers in a new age of Americanism and the GOP follows him accordingly, apologizes for the treatment of this great man, and grows a spine, then I “might” vote for one of them again. If Trump loses, I never vote again.
That’s my decision.
“Kind of hard to say whether they’re trying to help Trump or keep him from winning to position Cruz in 2020”
there is no 2020 for ted or ryan or anyone else if Trump loses: the GOP is dead.