Bingo. 100%.
So here is my thinking. I think the next president is screwed. I have a gut feeling that the house of cards built up over the past 12 years is going to come crashing down on the next president regardless who is in office. Whomever the president is, most likely their party will receive most of the blame, even though a majority of it will be failed "pro"gressive policies, but I digress.
I would love it to be Hillary or Bernie who inherit this ticking time bomb from their predecessor, but if that means they nominate more activist progressives to sit on SCOTUS, the constitution as we know it is toast and the ramifications of that happening are far too great.
I would rather republicans jump on the grenade to have the power to nominate SCOTUS justices. To me that is the bigger issue in relation to the future of this country then who is captain of the ship as the band plays on.
With cruz, I 100% know where he stands and his views most closely align with mine. I want him making those nominations.