Try as he might, Cruz simply can’t get past the “asshat factor.”
The real question is why so many GOP voters are chronically enamored by that kind of presentation. It’s very strange.
It's not strange for those who rely solely on TV for their version of reality, like many of my friends who are religious. They know nothing of GSachs, low-interest loans, TPA/TPP, the Soros connections, the NAmerican Union stuff, the socialist Dominionism, his religious hypocrisy, etc.
What's STRANGE is the FReepers here who continue to support him and deny the above. Many (most?) are paid GOPe/Dem trolls; those, we expect. No, it's the ones who have been here posting for years, ranting about the NWO and globalism and illegal immigration policies but yet were never taken to be trolls -- THOSE are the strange ones.
Once again, thank you Donald J. Trump for outing so many people everywhere. We will forever be indebted to you. No WONDER they're so panicky.