Senator Ted Cruz’s 21-hour pseudo-filibuster has brought him to the front line, and now he is considering running as the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election.

Cruz is Canadian born and is apart of the Tea Party House Movement to defund the Affordable Care Act, which failed as the act came to affect on Oct. 1.

Cruz seems to be the face of the GOP during the government shutdown. But it seems unlikely that his party will stand by him in 2016 because moderate Republicans feel that his tactics damage their shot with the voters, as seen in both the ABC and Washington Post polls.

Texas Sen. Wendy Davis’s filibuster was also a strong force in her decision to run for governor of Texas. Davis held an 11 hour filibuster to block a bill that would restrict abortions. Despite her effort, the anti-abortion bill, which minimizes the number of abortion clinics in the state to five with its’ restrictive measures, became law.

Davis’ filibuster and candidacy for governor will be positively viewed as a step forward for Democratic organizations like Battleground Texas, a group aimed to turn Texas blue and to reshape the electoral map in the next decade.

As the government shutdown continues on, Republicans are bearing the blame and Cruz will more than likely be criticized for his involvement. His filibuster may have brought the senator to the spotlight, but it seems highly unlikely that Cruz’s ultra-conservative views will ever get him the votes to be elected president.

Let’s face it: many Americans are unsatisfied with the government and the Republican antics that have forced a shutdown and left many government employees without pay. While entry level employees are not getting paid, Cruz and his colleagues still are.

The characteristics of a potential president are not seen in Cruz, who defied tradition and endangered our country’s future by pushing his agenda to defund Obamacare. This country needs a president who will follow the appropriate measures to pass bills and think of the economic stability of the country.

If Cruz is truly worried about the debt ceiling then he should focus his efforts on a responsive economic reform that does not involve a government shutdown.

The filibuster may have brought the Texas senator to the light, but he is not an ideal choice for a president. Cruz should not even step foot into the White House as senator, and he should definitely not be allowed to become Commander-in-Chief.