The reason I suspect Cruz is the real thing, and Trump is faux, is that everybody believes Trump isn’t that competent, BUT he most likely WILL hire the best people to place in the right positions.
Campaign-wise, the opposite appears to have prevailed.
If Cruz is so naive and lacks professional saavy, why did he prevail in Iowa?
All of the other candidates are spending Somebody Else’s Money for their campaigns. Donald Trump is spending his own money. So I suspect he went cheap on things like GOTV.
Trump has been running his whole campaign on the cheap, mostly through free media. He says outrageous things, because that is what he has to do to get on the television for free. But that sort of thing can only get you so far.
It is an impressive accomplishment to get 24% in Iowa without spending any money, or having any ground game. But I think this is as far as it goes. You look under the hood, and there is no engine there. The car without an engine can only run downhill.
Donald Trump is all smoked glass and mirrors.