Well into the sixties people from the second tier schools in the East felt an obligation to this country and were very patriotic but the vast majority of people churned out by big name schools ceased to care about America any more than any other country all the way back with Wilson.
Walker fought tough battles and never gave so much as an inch meaning there's a good chance he'd do the same were he President. If it can't be Walker, Cruz will do but is in the "remains to be seen" category as far as I'm concerned.
Why people get their panties in a wad so badly when anyone doubts their favorite is a bit of a mystery to me, especially given the record of every other "Conservative" hero that's been elected to so much as dog catcher in the past thirty years.
The reason I prefer Cruz is his ability to verbalize the American dream, to describe why conservatism is not only a good position for America, but the best one. He deals with media interviews and their gotcha tactics better than anyone I've seen, he knows how to handle them better than all the candidates put together. He has a great vision. The next president needs that ability he has.
I respect the strengths of Walker, I prefer the strengths of Cruz.
The two of them together would be our best shot at a turn around from the political side of things.