To me, there's 3 criteria for why you want a candidate:
1. Who's the best choice as a Constitutionalist on the SCOTUS.
2. Who's has the greatest odds of getting confirmed in the short time frame.
3. Who would cause the greatest Left meltdown if confirmed.
Honestly, I would prefer to go straight to #1 but I don't know who that is at this point as I'm not a legal scholar with in depth knowledge of all their rulings. #2 is probably one of the women, even if I hate the identity politics garbage. And #3 is probably Ted Cruz. Can't imagine a bigger Dem meltdown than Ted Cruz getting confirmed.
Cruz went on board with Paul Ryan to pass the TPP trade agreement. Then tried to go against it when he learned that it came with a political cost. The TPP was a globalist initiative.
He also blamed Trump's rhetoric for the riot which occurred at a Trump rally in Chicago during the GOP primary for the 2016 election.
Cruz shifts with the wind. He's a politician. He's not dependable enough to be a Supreme Court Justice.
