As a formerly available vote, I say Cruz is the polarizing option. Trump is drawing those from both parties who are attracted to bravado and suffer from low T, But Cruz couldn't get a Dem or soft lib vote evah.
Though I doubt he would win, I think Trump is the only GOP candidate with any chance, and I think that is a long shot.
A lunatic narcoleptic doctor, TWO Freshman senators,this after railing about Obama's inexperience, and who can remember what else paraded across debate stages. And the only candidates that might get some lib votes, like the Governors, were unable to pass the insane litmus tests that only the GOP could invent.
You had 8 freaking years! Stop blaming the "sheeple", the freeloaders, the lazies and crazies. It's Mirror time for the party that time has forgotten.
The OP is correct.