USA Today Ted Cruz’s come-from-behind 2012 win could influence his presidential bid Cruz also lacks support from his Republican colleagues in Congress, whom he’s alienated with his anti-establishment rhetoric, said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/11/19/ted-cruz-senate-race-dewhurst/75934248/