By default we didn't consider Ben Carson initially because we didn't think he would run, but then he jumped in the race a couple months after we had already decided to support Cruz.
However, that being said, we would still choose Cruz over Carson, because unlike Carson, Cruz has been tried and tested and has had a consistent record of fighting for conservative values. The cannot be said of Ben Carson.
The biggest difference between Cruz and Carson, in my opinion, is that Cruz is a proven fighter and a trusted conservative, while Carson is a good man who has not been put to the test to the extent that Cruz has.

In hindsight, and in light of Carson's recent endorsement of Trump, I think that Carson may not have been as conservative as we all thought.

-Josh Bontrager

Thanks for the response! I liked Carson and Cruz, but now that Carson is out I will be supporting Cruz.

I really appreciate your blog and what you stand for.

Alisha

As the race progressed last year, the other candidates (that some of us had originally liked) were showing their true colors (not good ones either!) and by the end of 2016 we wouldn't have supported any of the other four. Yes, we would've voted for them if they would have been the final republican nominee instead of Cruz, but we wouldn't have been passionate enough about their causes (or lack thereof) to have sacrificed time, energy, and money to campaign for any of them, like we have for Senator Cruz.

My email is heartfortheunsaved@gmail.com if you would prefer not to post it here.

Alisha