Trump did us a lot of good to raise the issue (which our mass media is still covering up, alas). But, it should not have to fall on Trump’s shoulders alone. Why doesn’t the media do its job and find out the real facts about all this stuff (including where our $6 Trillion went, since it surely is not visible in any useful infrastructure)? Such obvious questions are totally ignored or covered up by our mass media nowadays, it boggles the mind.
Incidentally, R+R could well have raised these questions in the recent campaingn, too...... (?!)
I think Trump hurt Republicans. Billionaire grabbing headlines with no real evidence or information to add.
People are worried about things that directly effect them. The economy, for example. This was a big distraction and voters considered it in 2008. They voted for Obama anyway.