It’s odd that being religious is viewed as a bad thing these days. Granted, mainstream has never loved a total Holy roller because they don’t want to be preached to unless they are in church, but more of the people used to actually want an upstanding Christian man in the WH.
It’s a bit odd, especially reflecting that Reagan probably talked openly about God and prayer than Cruz ever has. I don’t think Cruz is any more focused on religious-based issues than Reagan was. But the left is succeeding in making each younger generation less religious than the last one, so it’s no surprise the anti-religion statement at the Luntz panel came from the youngest audience member.