What do you find about Cruz that is creepy? Is it his looks, his voice, his beliefs?
Looks
Voice
Verbal presentation skills
Over use of emotion in his voice for emphasis
Stances on various issues
Campaign tactics
I know you didn’t ask me, but I find Ted Cruz creep too. It’s his voice, looks, mannerisms. I’m not proud of it - I realize it’s shallow, but he turns me off like Al Gore turned me off. I feel bad about it because I think he is a genuine conservative.
My reasons for not supporting his nomination go a little beyond the creepiness - namely that even though he may be right, he argues his points in a preachy way - preaching to the choir. If I have a hard time listening to things I agree with, then what are the chances he will appeal to independants and potential crossovers less bound by conservative principles. In other words I don’t think he would fare well in the general election - there just aren’t near enough pure conservative voters.
That is not to say I only support winners - I also happen to think Trump’s lack of conservative purism (which I concede) is not a problem when the nation has drifted this far leftward. We don’t need a pure conservative philosopher to point us in the right direction. The right direction is kind if obvious at this point. We just need someone who can see through the leftist foolishness and has the balls to ignore the political correct nonsense and actually do stuff that makes sense.