That is not what the press said back then. From what I have seen Cruz does handle himself well.
Who’s talking about the press? I’m talking about anyone who met the guy. Cruz is not remotely Reagan in terms of persona or temperament. Nothing against Cruz but he’s no Reagan.
The biggest problem the GOPe has is that the only establishment candidate with the it factor is Chrsitie who is DOA. The only other candidate on both sides of the aisle is Trump and that, combined with an abject anger and distrust of the political class is why Trump is winning.