[arthurus]

If Cruz can avoid attacking other Republicans, even Bush;
if he can avoid denying charges and smears;
if he can avoid apologizing for anything at all or "explaining;"
if he can maintain a sense of humor;
if he can refrain from speaking rapidly;
he might just be the man.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Cruz can disagree, even vehemently, without demonizing or getting ad hominem.

That is a rarer and rarer trait today.

[Pollster1]

If Cruz can avoid attacking other Republicans, even Bush;

Another great conservative had an "11th Commandment": "Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow republican." He was a class act too.