Don’t try to BS a Texan,he ran as a CONSERVATIVE and always represented himself as that in Texas and America.
Oh, yeah, "compassionate conservatism," campaigns in Spanish. Whatever you say. There were plenty of real conservatives less than thrilled when W. got the nomination. Turned out their concerns were well-founded as he certainly didn't govern as a conservative.
My point is that people who say moderates always lose and conservatives always win only need to look at history to see that this is hardly the case. In my 45 years, the only conservative we've had in the White House has been Reagan (as long as one conveniently disregards some of the less-than-conservative laws he signed as President).
Don't get me wrong. I'd love to see a conservative win the Presidency. I'm just not delusional enough to believe that the same electorate that sent Obama to the White House twice are going to do a 180 and put someone like Ted Cruz there.