were eligible to be POTUS? You have to exclude anyone who was for open borders or amnesty. Those folks are not Conservative or even sensible. Cruz had some Conservative values. However he could not even come close to beating a guy that you call a nut. How could he win a general election? In addition, the Dems would have tied him up in court with suit after suit regarding his eligibility had he become the nominee. Remember, it was HRC who first exposed Soetoro regarding his lack of eligibility. She would have what all other challengers in the Soetoro eligibility cases lacked. She would meet the standards for article 3 standing. I do not intend to get into a debate over the eligibility issue, but you can bet the bank that HRC would have been all over it and crushed Cruz like a gnat.