“If we nominate another candidate in the mold of [1996 nominee] Bob Dole or [Arizona Senator and 2008 nominee] John McCain or Mitt Romney,” Cruz said Sunday, “the same people who stayed home in 2008 and 2012 will stay home in 2016 and the Democrats will win again. There is a better way.”

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“If we try the same thing again we might get the same result,” Paul said. “So maybe we need to keep lookin’.”

via Ted Cruz says ‘Democrats will win again’ if GOP picks moderate candidate in 2016 | Fox News.

Not a tough call to make. He’s 100% correct. Voters don’t want a progressive extremist with an R after their name. They want a Republican. They want proof that the two parties aren’t just two different cheeks on the same butt.