I’ll agree Willie and Beto both have charisma. Cruise not so much.
Remember used car salesmen have charisma too. Ask yourself “Would I buy a used car from Willie or Beto”? I wouldn’t.
Texas generally know when they are being “bullsh*tted” and Willie and Beto are full of it.
Robert Francis O’Rouke’s greatest appeal comes from his media-created image. He is as dumb as a turnip, but Texas Monthly and other state media outlets present him as the second coming of RFK. Smoke, mirrors, and steaming piles of horses**t.
He did an interview with a radio station in Lubbock, and he couldn’t handle simple questions from the radio host - this is why he is not debating Sen. Cruz (he can’t handle the heat).