It's kind of sad when all anyone can say about Cruz is, "Yeah, but he can still win IA" (which doesn't even have winner take all, so Trump would still win a bunch).
I'm sorry your guy can't connect. He is a great guy and a good conservative. But he does NOT connect with people like Trump does. It reminds me of watching a movie where the starlet just doesn't seem as "pretty" as the co-starlet, yet she has that "something" that the audience and the camera like more.
I will remind you that Bachmann, Santorum, Newt, Cain and others led at one time or another.