[SmokingJoe]

This is easy. Luckily Gallup has done a poll which measures name recognition as well as favorability.

Trump has a vastly higher name recognition than Ted Cruz for example (a gap of 17%). Meanwhile Ted Cruz smokes Trump in net favorability.

[RubyR]

A lot has changed since that poll.

Speaking just for myself.. I would have been a strong favorable for Cruz at the time that poll was taken. But now I am at the point where I would register an unfavorable view of him. Over the last few weeks it's been all downhill for him in my esteem.

And the SNL stuff is not good for him at all - give that a chance to hit the polls.