I suspect some of it has to do with the governor vs. senator meme, which I’ve tried to disprove several times and will again, I’m sure.
As Rush said, it’s about the man and the ideology, bottom line. Obama wouldn’t be a better president if he’d served as governor of a state. He’s lousy because he’s a leftwing radical.
Cruz is not only Obama’s political polar opposite...he’s also brilliant. And he welcomes the fight from the liberal morons; he’s thinking way ahead of all of them.
Take all that into consideration, along with the fact that he has been completely consistent in his stances....what else do you want??
They want RINO flavored liberalism for the most part. Some want the real deal. People so basic in their thinking as to DQ someone on the Sen/Gov thing are thinking at the level of a child. It’s like they think this is a prom and the King should be the Football team captain, bot the AV club guy.