“There’s some sort of consensus that Cruz is the best man at this point.”
Among whom? People who rate their chosen candidate based on some kind of check-list of someone’s idea of conservative do’s-and-don’ts?
Personality, leadership ability and - yes, the ability to draw voters from the left and center is VERY important - and I don’t see that in Ted Cruz-z-z. I’ve tried to watch several of his speeches and they’re about as engaging as... well, seeing a lawyer prattle on. Even if, somehow, he ends up being our nominee, I CANNOT see him drawing enough voters to win the election away from the RATS - which is the whole point.
Yes, Cruz does not grab a broad spectrum of supporters as does Trump. Maybe the message is that Conservatism in a corporatist cloak is not appealing to the unemployed under- employed masses.