To early to tell... I like what I’m hearing but have been fooled before so I’ll watch, listen and learn.
Cruz has no appeal outside of the conservative core and is far from well known. Rand, like Reagan, is a coalition builder who can pull the conservative, evangelical and libertarian vote all while siphoning a bit of DEM vote too.
I think its a bit odd that the GOP establishment is throwing out Cruz’s name on the heels of new polling which puts Rand on top of the 2016 field.