So far his strategy seems to be working. He has essentially led the polls, national and state, for six months. He attracts the biggest crowds. His presence in the race has helped the cable networks set records for viewership for Presidential primary debates.
Trump's counter-punching has a deterrent effect. Hillary is no longer talking about the War on Women and Trump being a sexist. Bill Clinton is not seen as such a big asset after all. We will see if Cruz's numbers go up or down as the fight with Trump continues. We do know that others who have gone mano on mano with Trump fall.
As I have said previously, I would rather this fight be held later after Trump and Cruz make into a real two person race. Tearing one another apart only helps the GOPe.
And because it's central role player is a well known “fighter” he has organized and presented himself exactly as the “Fighter's” do in a Final Match of lead fighter's.
Trump rouses the crowds at every rally with all the pageantry of a Wrestling match....from his Grand Entrance to cheering fans while he struts the stage in his grandiose way.....Then he tells his fans everything they want to hear....boisterous and taring down his opponent as fighter's do in the rink.......with all the vocabulary fighters use...”He's rotten” He's bad’’ He's this and that and the crowd cheers him on loving every minute .....anticipating the next moment he might "perform" another unexpected "hit".
This is not a wrestling ring......but it's all Trump knows....though he is learning he has to now be a politician to pull this off. Well no thank you....Our country doesn't have time for Trump to figure out the landscape in Washington...let alone the rules of that game....we don't have the time for him to "learn" by busting the wrong things up and leaving a mess where the good men we have there need to pick up after him, ....we need them all on the deck steering this ship out of the storm.....and while doing so know where the enemy has buried their landmines.
Right now Cruz has a team all in place to move when his feet hit the ground there....they know who each other is and what the plan is......Cruz's returns to Washington over his campaign hasn't been just to attend congress....the game is being set.....I don't want to see a deckhand, (and Trumps not even that) grab the wheel of this ship who has no understanding of how to steer let alone keep the course or change it!