I think a lot, if not most, of the negatives are nonsense promoted by the Rubio camp.
In particular, Megan Kelly effectively apologized for using misleading video to try to paint Cruz as soft on immigration.
Sessions was very clear that Cruz was the person who killed the Gang of 8 -— yes, by using sneaky and underhanded methods -— but that is what it takes to destroy the RINOs that run the Senate.
Thinking voters are not swayed by megan.
Cruz appeared the perfect candidate, but as the months wore on, his rap and presentation just did not ignite, until he started to pay attention to what resonated, and massaged his presentation, which gave him a slight boost, but in the end, he just does not appear sufficiently kick ass and take names.
I imagine him as president debating with senators and representatives on the merits of this and that.
That is not going to even began to turn the ship of state, much less put on steam in another direction.
What he believes is one thing, but what he is willing to do to get it done is another.
Not sufficiently impressive at this time.