He is indeed a genius. He speaks like he is reading from a script because he is. It is a script that he is writing in his head as he is speaking. He has written several pages and corrected them in advance of speaking and while he is doing that he is working on strategy and tactics.
He may be too smart to effectively connect with the common people... they are probably fearful and distrustful of him.
I don’t know. I am pretty common. He is awesome.
Nope. Texas Freeper Marcella has watched him closely; she has remarked before on his ability to tailor his speech to his audience.
Though he is definitely brilliant, Cruz is just one of us, anyway.