His father is a lunatic imo. I can’t say for sure about Ted since no one has asked him about all the weird stuff his dad says.
But you’re right, the main reason Cruz shouldn’t get the nod is that he can’t win. I think he’s mostly conservative but he doesn’t have a prayer in the general. He doesn’t have the confidence and power to hit back hard at the moderators and to inject himself into the debates when the media won’t call on him. And he’s constantly whining about everything, rarely going out and doing something big.
Despite all the money Cruz has, I saw that only Trump and Bush are actually putting in the effort to get ballot access.
This is a typical charismatic Christian manner. I don’t agree there is sound theology behind it, but I understand it and respect his right to do that without calling it lunatic. What mattered more was what was prayed for and taught in that home, not what was “claimed over someone.” I cringe at the latter kind of talk because it presumes on God’s choice of methods.