I think it would be worthy of thought if we were still in the traditional political calculus of predictable voter patterns. My point is that we are NOT. Media, political pundits, traditionalists in the sense of the old campaigning meme, and conventional powers that be were all wrong. Their logic is wrong because the field on which they are playing has been paved over.
They don’t understand his rise and apparent sustainment because they refuse to believe the animus and ire they and their political cronies have instilled in a very large portion of our citizens. Their only game now is “Trump will eventually fall..”, “Rubio will rise” (even if they have to lie about or beat the poll data until it surrenders the truth they want to hear and can publicize), and Jeb/Christie/Kasich are still blah, blah, blah. Horse pucky.
The weather pattern(s) for my section of the country (upper right quadrant) no longer make much sense to this 68 yr old ...
And as a relative newcomer to politics (1998 or so) ... I am openly amazed (and pleased) with the public turnout in political interest ... albeit, a new experience for many .... the citizen politician
A handle I accepted when I became a school board member .... citizen politician.