There are two separate aspects to this. Trump is OFFERING an alternative, a Nationalist position, to standard politics that nobody else has offered in a long, long time. He has said he will build a wall and stop illegal immigration if you elect me. It is my opinion that the American voter will respond to that Nationalist message in a positive way-big time. This is sending a message to the Establishment what a huge number of people want and that is pro American agenda. Trump could be BS-ing but a clear cut message has been sent.
The other aspect is whether Trump actually follows thru as President on these promises. Well that is TBD, and if he doesn't then someone else will pick up the Nationalist banner. If he does then that would be great too. To me that almost is irrelevant to message that the American people are not going to take the glowBULList BS any longer and we will find someone to get the job done.
The tragedy of the situation is that a true constitutional conservative is actually running this time and he is made out to look like an usurping foreigner.
Trump is not a conservative and doesn’t even pretend to be one. He is firing on all populist cylinders. His problem is that the democrats are better at playing this game. Trump cannot possibly offer gubmint solutions better than the Dems.
On Nov 9, the Repubs will have a rude awakening when Trump is destroyed by the socialists. A once is a generation opportunity to nominate a conservative would have been lost and conservatism is playing second fiddle to populism forever.
Central_va gets it. Trump is offering a ‘Reformed’ Alternative to the visions laid out by either Republicans or Democrats. It’s based on ideas expoused by Pat Buchanan in the early 90’s, a philosophy at the core that puts The interests of American workers first.