Pence would have. remember, Pence supported ted until it was obvious that Trump would win. Then he switched teams just before the Indiana primary.
Pence and Cruz are real close, Ted even campaigned with Pence for trump.
As the head of the transition team I can see Pence convincing Trump to bring ted in for the AG. Then after a few years when the next SC seat is open, he could then appoint Cruz as his second Nominee for the high Court
This all make perfect sense. Ted and The Donald were great friends before the primary fight. I can see them mending fences since Trump has said in the past that Ted would make a great SC Judge.
As the SG, there would be no accusations of favors, plus Trump can then let Ted go after PP, after Sanctuary cities, after Clinton foundations, and many other things that many others would not.
Remember, how precarious the position will be after Obama AG’s, Cruz is the best choice he could make. Thee could not be a better pit bull whom NO ONE could scare away from doing his job. He is already hated by most of the establishment and no one invites him to parties and do Ted has nothing to lose if he is attacked for doing his job.
The problem with appointing an AG to SCOTUS is that he would have to recuse himself from many important cases that come up during his first couple of years on the Court. If I were Trump, I’d appoint Cruz to SCOTUS now, let Gov. Abbott replace him in the Senate with another conservative, and name someone as AG that I wouldn’t be thinking of naming to SCOTUS in the foreseeable future.