How did he become a media darling?
Well, he called ALL 50 states correctly in 2012.
This against every other prediction out there telling us of a Romney victory ( e.g. Dick Morris, Michael Barone, etc. )
All that means is that he knew the fix was in.
Can't argue with that. People better look long and hard.
Trump/Cruz makes the most sense to me. I don't trust Trump, but I kind of want to. I think he actually does love this country and wants it to rediscover it's can-do heritage. He is just somewhat illiterate about why and how. This is Cruz' strength.
The most important thing that Trump is doing is defying political correctness, which is the single most important cultural problem we face. We have got to start telling the truth, be it good, bad or indifferent, regardless of identity groups feelings.