When the result of Iowa's primary was revealed, America breathed a sigh of relief. Ted Cruz had come in first place for the Republicans, pushing Donald Trump to second. The public opinion of Trump is that he is racist, is sexist, and is an outright bully. Anything would be better than a President Trump, right?

But that's where Iowa got it wrong. The only thing worse than a President Trump would be a President Cruz.

The media is so focused on Trump's outrageous speeches that it fails to recognize the evils of other candidates. But there are actually more similarities between Trump's and Cruz's platforms than many people realize.

Both believe that women should not have the right to an abortion.

Both do not believe that companies should be required to hire women as minorities.

Both are against same-sex marriage.

Both believe that God should play a role in politics.

Both want to enforce stricter punishments for criminals.

Both believe that every person should have the right to own a gun.

Both do not feel that it is important to prioritize green energy.

Both are against providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.

Both intend on expanding the military.

Although Trump and Cruz are often viewed as enemies in the Republican party, they actually agree on quite a lot. But Trump is conveyed as an immoral bully (which he definitely is), while Cruz is viewed as a southern family-man with good morals. But as his platform shows, his beliefs are not for the good of the people. If Cruz were to become president, the rights of women, immigrants, and the LGBT community would be stripped away.

So now we know that Cruz is just as bad as Trump. But what makes him worse?

There are a couple different factors at play here. Trump holds a few opinions that are actually pretty liberal, where as Cruz seems unwilling to compromise and is blinded by patriotism, religion, and a skewed understanding of the American people. .

For example, despite his immense net worth, Trump supports raising taxes on the extremely wealthy, while Cruz argues that it's not necessary. But in an economy where the top 1% has 40% of the money, the last thing we need is to let them accumulate more wealth while the poor struggle to pay their taxes.

Cruz also believes that it is America's job to interfere in the affairs and issues of other nations, while Trump believes it would be best to avoid foreign entanglements. With our country already so invested in the issues of the Middle East, it would be detrimental to our economy and our soldiers to involve ourselves further in the conflicts of other nations. Trump recognizes that we need to focus on improving our own country, while Cruz thinks that America is the best country in the world, and that we apparently can spare the money and the lives.

Another factor to Cruz's inadequacy is the way that he finances his campaign compared to Trump. Trump's donations are made up of 75% small contributions and 25% large contributions, meaning that he has the support of regular people over huge businesses (not to mention the fact that he receives no funding from Super PACs). Meanwhile, Cruz receives 48% of his donations from small contributions and 52% from large contributions, making Trump the lesser of two evils. Even though it's obvious that Trump has enough personal wealth to fund his campaign without the help of Super PACs while Cruz does not, at least we know that Trump does not hold any obligations to these Super PACs that could lead to corruption.

The most prominent reason that people don't like Trump is that he is a bully. He has been known to say whatever it takes to embarrass others, no matter how outrageous. The media is so focused on Trump's outbursts that many people don't see Cruz's.

During January 14th's Republican debate, Cruz made some particularly negative comments concerning "New York values" as a method of insulting Trump and his city. Cruz was literally willing to insult an entire major city in order to get a rise out of Trump. Cruz has also been known to attack and betray fellow Republicans, making him widely disliked among congress. Cruz defends his own beliefs to the bitter end, even if it means betraying those on his own team. No one wants to elect a president who will end up betraying them.

I urge anyone who is willing to settle for Cruz in order to eradicate Trump to look into other GOP candidates, such as Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush. I trust that you're all smart enough to avoid Ben Carson completely.