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.
So far Cruz is All American. He is proving to be the real deal. I was skeptical but hopeful of him and he has surpassed by far my expectations. I hope he sticks to it once the full bore of the RINO/MSM/Lib guns are leveled at him...and he’s almost there now. I think/hope he will stay strong.