On the Cruz over Rand choice, let's not ignore the elephant in the room. It only takes one word: Israel. The teocons wanted someone who talked about the Constitution and limiting government, yet was without question Israel-first. Ted Cruz was their man. This is not limited to people like Mark Levin. This is a good portion of the wider "liberty" movement. It includes a percentage of beltway libertarians, of objectivists, of people at publications and websites like Reason, and certain religious groups. The move to Cruz over Rand was pretty much a given. The neocon establishment tried to put Rubio in that role, but Cruz was far more convincing to the "liberty" movement. Rubio was supposed to be the cross-over between neocon and teocon, but the teocons preferred Cruz.
No doubt there are many Rubio supporters that have been mad at Cruz for "stealing" Rubio's support.
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