Ted Cruz as Change Agent

Ted Cruz is Matt Bev­in , on a na­tion­al level… Demo­crats and Re­pub­lic­ans alike dis­miss his chances in a gen­er­al elec­tion at their own risk. The main reas­on Cruz will be com­pet­it­ive for the pres­id­ency is the fun­da­ment­al real­ity of the 2016 elec­tion. With the back­drop of a dis­af­fected elect­or­ate and a deeply po­lar­iz­ing pres­id­ent leav­ing of­fice after two terms, any Re­pub­lic­an nom­in­ee be­ne­fits from be­ing the can­did­ate of change.

— National Journal