In what world would that be a winning ticket? Cruz has consistently polled in the middle of the pack, despite his excellent conservative bona fides. Ideologically, he's precisely what we Freepers want to see in a president, but he falls short of what most Americans on the right, need and want in a president at this time.
That would be an established outsider like Trump, who also has the command presence and the requisite type of platform to garner a plurality in this primary.
Without Trump in the race, Cruz stands no chance of being part of the Executive branch in 2016. The Republican party establishment would have been able to manipulate their chosen RINO into the nomination, were it not for the entry of Donald Trump.
Because we've already tried RINO at the top and conservative at VP without success. It's time to flip that.