I am going to respectfully disagree.
Carly and Carson flashed because they were “new” and their flaws unknown.
Cruz is a very known quantity, very much a conservative, and has been the favorite of FreeRepublic long before Trump considered running.
So, it’s a very different dynamic.
As I’ve said frequently, it’s so refreshing to have a populist like Trump and a solid conservative like Cruz in the lead. For the last 8 years, it’s been a choice between terrible fake conservatives like Gov. Huckleberry and RINO McCain.
With Trump or Cruz, we actually have a shot as something good.