Cruz had a list first.
I do believe that’s not true. In that regard, Cruz was all over the map much like you claim Trump was
...sorry, but that’s totally false. Cruz staked his positions before he ran for Senate and has championed them since, which is why the go-along Rino Senate Repeubs dislike him when he sticks to what he promised. And in that list Cruz lines out the departments he will eliminate, while tRump will try and manage the Leviathan better than the Dems... not likely to happen
ymmv
The wall, illegals (not teddy bears), no more muslim immigration until we figure it out, fair trade.
All of them positions that Trump began, Trump took the heat for, and Trump continues to push for.
Cruz was very timid, and quite dependent on Trump to push and defeat the media on those issues.
Sorry, it's why I switched preferences to Trump in January. Watching Cruz be so timid for so long made me change my mind. He can't take the heat, if Cruz had one tenth of the crap thrown at him by the media or the GOPE did to Trump, he'd be polling below ten per cent.