[JRandomFreeper]

Nobody knew who Cruz was either, until the race entered the run-off. There were a bunch of challengers to Dewhurst in that race, too.

/johnny

[deport]

I agree that Cruz wasn’t a household name but he did have some recognition among the
powers that be based upon his experiences begining with GW Bush in the 2000 election.
That may have helped him somewhat in getting their support.