You know, as someone who favors Trump at this point, I think if he is going to run on the notion of bringing operational competence, excellence, and meaning to government that we can be proud of, then he needs to show it in his campaign. That means gathering the necessary campaign advisers, listening to them, and doing things like “get out the message of the day” kind of stuff and less ad hoc stand-up winging.
While Trump may think he is re-writing the campaign book, Iowa shows that much of what is already written better be paid attention to.
I am going to vote for him in my primary but will take Cruz if that’s how the general election shakes out. I do also think that Trump needs to back up the talk game with a committed ground game, however.