“If you have already found a candidate that is more princibled in conservatisem than Ted Cruz who is actually running for President and is a viable candidate, well then ? Good then, but many of us do not see such a candidate on the horizon.”
You are searching for a unicorn as your goal. I am not.
“Ted Cruz IS the only candidate of choice for conservatives.”
I realize you believe this. All conservatives do not - even on this site.
This election is a part of the megatrend of lack of confidence in the public sector, switching to private - and in this context, to outsiders.
I don’t think Rubio, Bush and even Cruz are considered outsiders.
Time will tell.
A word of importance, I said, IF ....