One thing my wife and I have noted, and makes me think that Ted Cruz might be a sociopath, is his apparent complete disregard for the children, except to use them as stage props when running a campaign.
He has lived apart from his kids for almost his entire career in the Senate. His wife lived is a separate city for much of the time he was still in Texas. For most folks once you have kids it is sort of a reset on priorities. This seems to not have occurred with Rafael (Ted), though of course it is not definitive, it is the easiest answer as to why he has followed the path he has regarding his separation with his kids:
He simply does not really care about them or his wife, what he wants (power) is far more important.
Second is Cruz’s apparent inability to not lie. He has a problem with telling the truth or at the very least reframing every issue sufficiently that a neutral person would say it is an untruth. That is also a characteristic of sociopaths, they can convince themselves that the narrative is reality and ignore things that disagree with that (such as cold stone facts)
Third is his inability to judge folks emotional reactions. Much of his attempts to emotionally connect come off as wrong, like an act. The one sociopath I did know was like that as well, they could be superficially charming, but it was all an act and after a while you could see it. The key was to see how every incident or action was presented by the individual in a manner to help themselves towards their goal, never was there anything that occurred that did not try to spin to his advantage, even when it resulted in folks scratching their head. Rafael Edward Cruz comes across very similar.
Of course it is not definitive, but there are a lot of folks to be selected for high office. Ted Cruz has some defects of character at the very least. Not the kind of guy I would consider for President or any leadership position.
I appreciate your comments. You mentioned a few things I hadn’t thought of. His relationship with his children does seem tenuous. Perhaps that’s why his daughter objected strenuously at his attempt to show her affection. To her it was all a big put-on.
Leaving the family for months at a time is not something I could do. If that was my plan, I would forgo having children. They deserve a father in the home.
Perhaps the most stark indicator here, is the Trump kids, their relationship with their father, and their seeming love for him.
I’m sure Trump didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time with his kids, but he undoubtedly spent enough quality time with them to keep their ties close.
Ted is going to look back one day..., it’s not going to be pleasant.
All absolutely true.