I wouldn’t the old man too short.
Yes, Cruz is smart but it is more of a different kind of smart. I think Reagan’s political philosophy was more mature than Cruz’ but I’ll take him.
They are of the same cloth for sure but definitely different overall. In my head Cruz has the raw intelligence and pit bull aggression to act on it where Reagan has the wisdom of years and a ore ‘walk silent and carry a full arsenal of nuclear weaponry’ thing going/having gone on.
Reagan had wisdom up the yingyang but he was older. He may have been more humble than Cruz too. They aren’t the same, but I believe Cruz admires Reagan and that is a good thing!!