They were warned by people who ‘knew’ him/in his area. They chose to follow the lesser evil doctrine. They got a greater evil for their trouble. Because lesser evil never stays lesser once given power.
But even seeing reality unfold, people still say thats what we must do because the Rubios of the GOP are better than the Rubios of the Dems.
Sometimes a Rubio is just a Rubio...
I think it was more along the lines of a person with a racial heritage that could take votes from Dems. Desperate to win and able to overlook faults.
Having read the immigration quotes before everything else i was wary of Rubio early on. I have no such reservations with Cruz. None at all.