They don’t dislike Cruz because he’s a poor conversationalist, they hate Cruz because he doesn’t shut up and get in line. He’s a back-bencher that calls out their BS, like Churchill was.
When a man stands for something noble, he makes fast enemies of the ignoble.
Therein lies the problem.
A SMART man finds a way to accomplish his goals WITHOUT alienating. It called LEADERSHIP.
For some reason Cruz is devoid of this as we've seen during his 3 years in the Senate.
The DEMS, along with the GOPe, has compromised and neutered him nearly every time he has tried to prevail.
That's NOT good. That shows lack of LEADERSHIP skills.