Paragraphs would make the posting much easier to read. JMO
So far Cruz has been the more effective campaigner. He got more bang from his announcement by going first and skipping the tedious exploratory committee phase. He’s done great on fund raising, including having some pretty significant millionaire donors set up a PAC for him that already has $31 million, and he has not made any verbal mis-steps.
Paul’s start has been considerably more rocky. His speech included the awkward phrase about getting rid of laws that disproportionately impact blacks, and several of his interviews wiht Conservative media have been somewhat combative.
If Rand can keep up his irritation level with the media it will be interesting, and quite helpful to Cruz, but I don’t think it positions him well in the public eye to win the nomination.