The fact that Ted Cruz thinks naming Carly Fiorina as his VP is an effective form of pandering just perfectly illustrates his political ineptitude. Sad! He should have dropped out after announcing his low-energy collusion with Joan Cusack.
The Blue Avatars still don't realize just how big a disaster Cruz would be in a general election. Trump is a high risk/high reward candidate, while Cruz is a high risk/low reward candidate.
Cruz is more low risk, low reward. He would lose in a boring 2012 esque election but he would lose hitting Clinton from the right.
Trump has the potential to seriously damage the party, he has no discipline and really no clue in regards to so many issues, especially conservative issues.
Low risk, low reward would be someone like Jeb Bush: he wouldn't do any permanent damage to the party, and would allow them to keep the house and probably the senate, but would probably lose with around 200-250 EVs unless Hillary suffered a major scandal. Ted Cruz, on the other hand, is already trailing in the polls, despite the fact that he looks reasonable next to Trump, and hasn't been attacked from the Left at all yet: his favorables will drop like a rock once the public finds out how extreme his views are. The far bigger problem for Cruz is his unlikeability and smarminess. Trump is dangerous primarily because of his appeal to the white working class. Cruz is toxic to these voters. This is why Trump is a far more formidable opponent in a general election.
