The Republican elites don’t like Firebrands. They don’t like real orators, or even good stump speakers like Palin. They like mumblers like Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain and Romney, the kind who do their talking to small groups of donors.
I agree. I just don’t see Cruz as a “firebrand” or a “hardcore” anything. Those words carry with them negative connotations and are chosen and used for a reason. The radical left is projecting who they really are onto their opponents. There is nothing radical about Liberty or Conservatism, except in the minds of the progressives, socialists, and big government types.
Cruz is a principled Conservative who believes and upholds the Constitution and the Rule of Law. And a Christian, which is quite a refreshing change from the last few election cycles. This nation has suffered greatly by electing folks without any moral compass.