Ted Cruz may have won the Iowa caucus, but many are still considering Marco Rubio as the favored front runner of the Republican Party.

Cruz and his closest rival, Donald Trump, represent themselves as basically "outsiders" of the GOP. Although both are allied to the party, Cruz and Trump also advocates what the party can consider "anti-establishment" ideals.

Unlike the two and despite falling to third place in the Iowa caucus, Rubio is widely seen as what the Republican Party is all about. Someone conservative enough to represent its ideals, but reasonable and pragmatic to avoid alienating moderate conservatives.

The primary elections are still not over and the Republican Party's favored son still has a great chance to beat Trump and Cruz, but he better do it quick because the two currently have a tight grasp at the polls.

Despite painting himself as an "ultra conservative" concerned about the plight of the voters, there's an obvious notion that the Republican elite does not favor Ted Cruz.

According to an article by Vox, Cruz is loathed by many Republican politicians because he allegedly presents himself as not a "team player." In addition to that, many Republicans also see Cruz as positioning himself against the Republican effort time and time again.

In an introduction in his new book, Cruz portrayed himself as someone going against his party, who he painted as "sell-outs" that do not care about what they promised to their voters, which as expected, left a bad taste in the mouths of the Republican elite.

According to Latino Fox News, Rubio is still viewed by the Grand Old Party as the viable alternative to Cruz or the controversial Trump. Additionally, Rubio continued to hammer Cruz on the issue of immigration, accusing the Texas senator of "flip flopping" on his stance against immigrants.

For him, he sees Cruz as someone who changes his stance based on political calculation, instead of genuine conservative beliefs.

In his defense, Cruz fired back at Rubio and mentioned his involvement in 2013's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, proposed by the "Gang of Eight" in which Rubio was a member.

Immigration has been a touchy and dominant topic among Republican candidates, which resulted into helping Cruz and Trump leading the polls.

Trump, known for his staunch anti-immigration views has garnered the support of many fed-up Blue Collar workers that think immigrants are out to "steal their jobs."

As for Rubio, The Guardian asked him what are his plans for undocumented immigrants if he becomes president and said that this is something he thinks will be shaped on what the American public thinks.

"I don't think the American people are going to support anything until border security is first in place. After that, we'll see what people are willing to support," Rubio said.