It’s a little more than that. Cruz is still stuck in a legislative mindset of solving problems.
Well, he is a senator, so attaching amendments and stuff is what he does and what people will see him doing when he’s in his senator role. But when I hear him speak on the campaign trail I don’t hear a legislator. I hear a big picture guy. When he destroyed the Code Pink lady the other day he sounded presidential to me. That said, I’m not totally convinced that he’s quite got the oomph in the relatability department. I think the debates are going to be the test for Cruz. If he doesn’t catch fire then, then he’s probably not going to catch fire.
He did well with the Code Pink lady. But remember, that was a reaction. He needs to bottle that, fuel it with “attack mode” and the ramp it up to the big vista. I think he’s still four years away.