[BroJoeK]

PapaBear3625: "Most of the Republican leadership (politicians, media, and the "donor class"), as well as Democrat leadership, are elitists who view the voters with contempt."

It's certainly not fair to say that any politician views his or her own voters with contempt.
Especially newly elected officials are acutely aware of how their voters feel on many subjects.
Of course, over time, certainly that can change.
When voters become too loyal to any given personality, it frees the officials to put their own imaginations ahead of their electorate's best interests.

But in this particular election, so far, no single candidate has expressed the views of the majority of Republican voters.

[central_va]

But in this particular election, so far, no single candidate has expressed the views of the majority of Republican voters.

Ridiculous comment.

Currently neither party represents the blue collar or lower management white collar working Americans that make up the majority of the population. Neither party is courting that vote either because the gloBULList Cheap Labor Cabal that runs the uniparty hates the middle class. Their is simply no labor party. Think about it neither party represents labor. Astounding. IMO Trump comes closest to that. He is the majority candidate by far.

[kearnyirish2]

As far as I can see the only responsive politicians are in the House, because they run for re-election every two years. This country would be much better off if the Senate and President faced re-election every two years as well; as it is, they can wreak havoc for a couple of years then mount a taxpayer-funded PR campaign for the next couple to get in again...