I'll go with Option B. Cruz is up for re-election in 2018 and the Dems will use this to go after him. Since he has been a thorn in the side of the Pub leadership, my thinking this is a way to get rid of him so the elites led by McConnell don't have his opposition.
” Since he has been a thorn in the side of the Pub leadership, my thinking this is a way to get rid of him so the elites led by McConnell don’t have his opposition”
Bingo