To beat Hillary> Trump/Cruz ticket and only a Trump/Cruz ticket because Trump will never concede to the VP slot and Cruz can’t win FL and OH.
Cruz is poison. Too much stuff to use against him.
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Maybe, but as VP not as important, question is will Cruz voters vote for TRump without the VP slot. Thats 40% of the base.
Trump and his followers have done a masterful job of alienating and insulting us Cruz supporters, i.e., the social and constitutional conservative base of the party. At this point there would be, at best, serious lesser-of-two-evils nose-holding, if that, on November 8, along with a fair amount of #NeverTrump staying at home. There would be no enthusiasm whatsoever for Trump. So Trump and his followers have accomplished all that, that I can tell you. Believe me.