What, are you obtuse? That directly contradicts your contention that Cruz only follows Trumps lead and takes “no positions first”
Ok....
Whatever Cruz has done before the election does not matter if his campaign style does not translate to people that are not interested in the nuances of Senate debating or maneuvering.
If it was then he would be where Trump is.
Trump’s style has. And he has defined the issues and the way the public wants it presented in this election cycle. Like it or not.
Cruz is not the type of person to have ever connected to voters the way Trump has, so he was fine to let Trump do the things that he is not very good at, while tailing him and echoing the sentiments. Or at least not wanting to be critical.
That is the reality of the perception. Trump goes in hard, Cruz follows in.
Didn’t say that it was 100% “fair”, just the reality.