Ted would not serve the POTUS well as VP. He would always be wrestling to be co-president.....greasing his own skids for 2028 under the tutalege of his mentors, George W Bush, et al.
I don't see how you can say Ted is a much better judge of people when he's always surprised by "people" who are disgusted with him for things like telling a convention of Trump supporters to vote their conscience instead of for the nominee, or going to Cancun to escape the power outage in frozen Texas or referring to J6 as a terrorist attack and then trying to lie his way out of it.
This is not to say I do not see value in Ted Cruz; I do. He has the potential to be a real force in the Senate; but he needs to focus on his job and not the oval office.
Maybe Cruz should spend some time with Rand Paul and learn how to pick a side of an issue, get out in front of it and consistently articulate it. Maybe this "good judge of people" could spend some time with a therapist and learn how to motivate, not alienate, his colleagues. If Cruz does both he could assume the position of Majority Leader and hold this position for years to come from which he could make a meaningful difference.
@libertybele
George Bush his mentor? No,quite the opposite. He went up against him when Bush was governor in the case of Medillin v. TX (Bush) and Cruz won. Bush wasn't exactly happy with him.
Cruz was absolutely correct in telling people to vote their conscience. Bare in mind that his base was just as steadfast of their support in him as Trump supporters were of him. I thought Cruz's speech was excellent and Cruz had an excellent ground game, even Trump commented that he was tough to beat. The convention IMO and others was a bit questionable as a vote count was never allowed -- but that's getting off topic.
Cruz announced on Glenn Beck (who was livid with him) that he was going to vote for Trump, explaining that Trump had promised him he would select justices from a list of conservatives. There was bad blood but also some understanding between the two, and their understanding of each other has grown; especially from Cruz who has been supportive of his presidency.
Both men had much of the same agenda; their delivery to the public was different. Again, the two of them together would be unstoppable.
Going to Cancun to get his family out of a storm -- Cruz's job is in the Senate, not governing over TX -- that's Abbott's job.
We will never see eye to eye on Cruz as we never have.
Bottom line, I believe that the two would be an awesome team; you don't. Not a whole lot is going to change my mind unless there is something that either Trump or Cruz does to change my mind before '24. That's a long ways off.
