We are slowly breaking those types of political hold in the GOP. A Kasich and Rubio or Paul ticket and plus a national victory will do that.
Unless you are the Tea Party, you're not breaking any holds in the GOP. Kasich has about as likely a chance of being picked as Hillary's VP than winning the GOP nomination. Paul and Rubio are both Tea Party conservatives who would be very viable VP picks for Ted Cruz.
TP will not choose a far right candidate. Kasich has a much better chance that Perry or Cruz, Paul and Rubio are responsible conservatives, who wink at the TP and hold its hand from time to time but have no intention to commit to its wierdness.
There is no "far right" until you've established some credible way for us to evaluate such. That hasn't been shown in this thread, I have been asking for something, but it hasn't been provided. Kasich isn't a Conservative. He's a nice guy, not a bat-shit-crazy liberal, but he is not a Conservative.
And the Tea Party doesn't "choose a candidate" because there is no formal political party, it is a conglomeration of many regional groups of grass roots conservative activists. There will not be a Tea Party Primary. Currently, they seem pretty fucking giddy over Ted Cruz. Not a single primary vote has been cast for anyone yet... so it's a long way to go before we can SAY who will vote for whom.
I think Cruz is smarter than you think. I think he has the stamina to stay on message and sharp for the entire campaign, and articulate conservative philosophy at a level we haven't seen since Reagan. He has pretty thick armor, he has been attacked by Republicans and Democrats alike, and the mainstream media is constantly in his face... and he handles them like a pro. But most important of all, the man stands for his principles whether they are popular or not. If he says he is going to do it, you can believe he is going to give every effort to do it. I like that in a leader.
Rand Paul might have been a good candidate but he suffers the affliction of having Paul DNA. This causes his kind to be prone to sudden bouts of insanity and say insane things at the worst possible time. Other than that, he's a fairly solid conservative and I have no problems with him, I think he would be a good VP pick, but probably third on my short list behind Scott Walker and Marco Rubio.
I really think (at this point) Cruz/Rubio is the winning ticket. It's bold... two Latinos on the ticket? But Rubio brings Florida, a crucial swing state.