You make a fundamental error if you assume all Republicans are conservatives. Most are not. And certainly the leadership is not. Cruz has been one of the top conservatives pointing out the flaws in our party leadership like Boner, Ditch and Lyin’ Ryan.
So, are there enough conservative republicans in the Congress for President Cruz to work with to change the direction of the country? Is Lyin’ Ryan going anywhere? Mitch certainly isn’t going anywhere for another four years.
Yes, Ted Cruz has pointed out flaws in our party. That alone qualifies him as a Great Conservative! Pointing out flaws has been all that Conservatives have done since Ronald Reagan left office. The question is what has Ted Cruz done that shows he can get a legislature to do something he wants to do. What has Ted Cruz done to make the Republican Party more appealing to new voters? How many Reagan Democrats have come back because of Ted Cruz?
Are you really that afraid that Donald Trump will improve things so much that there won’t be anything to complain about? Really, think about why you want to “conserve” the current state of things, because that is what you will be doing if you vote for Ted Cruz, or any of the others.