[plain talk]

I don’t view Cruz as a populist. He is a conventional conservative politician and vice chairman of the NRSC. He is a republican and not an independent. I like the fact he has infiltrated the establishment. :-).

[csivils]

I think this thread is worth a Ted Cruz ping.

[skeeter]

I say populist because it seems he is guided by his conscience and not party fealty, as most republicans seem to be.