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First there's Senator Ted Cruz, who might have a better shot if he used his real name,

If you want your piece to be taken seriously as sober analysis instead of partisan hectoring, you can avoid that. I do call the current Bush edition John Ellis Bush, but I don't pretend that it is other than polemic.

No one asked Edward M. Kennedy to not go by Ted, and those in the northeast called John F. Kennedy "Jack" or "Jackie". James Earl Carter was mentioned. How about William Jefferson Clinton, or Hercules R. Perot? James Quayle would be another. And let's not forget Willard Romney. Or Piyush Jindal.

The fact is, a LOT of people have nicknames that they use in their professional life. Quick! Without looking! What was "Lady Bird" Johnson's birth name? Would it really have helped Richard Nixon win in 1960 if his wife went by her real name (Thelma) rather than "Pat"? Why did Michael Sobran start calling himself "Joe" mid career? Why did Dodger centerfielder go by Rick, instead of his given name "Johnny"?

Ted Cruz is a Junior. His dad's name is still a public figure and was there first. My brother in law has always gone by his middle name, because he was always called by it because his legal first name was a concession to aggressive grandparents trying to keep a line going.

There are lots of legitimate reasons to go by a name like Ted instead of Rafael Eduardo Cruz Jr. It sure made his autograph sessions here in Georgia easier.

Now, it is a problem if you change your name for expediency (e.g. Gary Hartpence). Or in some cases, if you play games with your married name to improve your position (various iterations of Hillary Rodham Clinton).

It doesn't apply to a nickname you've used since college. And it doesn't apply to a man whose grandfather changed his surname from an ugly one (Drumpf) to a cool one (Trump).

Ted’s name is Rafael Edward Cruz he is not a junior. Since his father’s first name is also Rafael,Ted goes by Ted, a nickname for Edward as in Edward Kennedy being call Ted. I’ve met and spoken with Rafael Cruz several times. He is an outstanding public speaker, Ted gets it naturally. The Senator was the Keynote Speaker at my annual Breakfast this past January. He spoke for 45 minutes answering many questions without notes or a TelePrompTer. Truly brilliant.

If you want your piece to be taken seriously as sober analysis instead of partisan hectoring, you can avoid that.

Which part of that was partisan? Which part was hectoring? And, which of the people you named is Hispanic? Or is the Latino Vote a moot point?