The facts are that Cruz looked GREAT on paper, when he ran for the Senate. We were all impressed by him, but WHAT did we REALLY know about him back then?
We didn't know that he was born in Canada.
We didn't know that he couldn't think on his feet.
We didn't know that he had lousy judgement when it came to people.
We didn't know that he was malleable, that he would vote for something and then turn around and lie about WHY he did and get someone else to also lie for him.
None of us knew that he and his father have some weirdo religious beliefs.
We didn't know how much he could or would lie, nor that he wasn't adverse to engaging in very dirty politics.
Who knew or even guessed at HOW very unappealing Cruz would be to so many different groups of people? We didn't; that's for sure and it isn't that he's a "conservative" ( whatever that means now, in 2016! ), but because he doesn't connect well with many.
We had been told, repeatedly, what a "great debater" and how "brilliant" he is. He's neither.
And the above facts are but part of his problems; not the total sum of them.
As soon as I saw him filibuster the first time I started vetting him.
One of my Liberal co-workers knew it two years ago. He hated Cruz and feared him that long ago.
Once I was satisfied the question of his eligibility was a non starter I started following him more closely.
I would be willing to bet the subject came up here on FR around the same time.