McCain didnt 'understand' either, and neither did Romney, and on many issues neither did Bush, thus why we lost to a inept child like Obama.
The base has been SCREAMING at our inept leadership for 15+ years. And if you throw the inept HW Bush into mix, then its been nearly 20!!!
Trump gave a speech about Mexican rapists and shot to the top of the polls and hasn't been touched ever since.
Does anybody doubt what the #1 issue in America is this election?
When he started his campaign did he say he would win without the conservative base?
Or something to that effect?
He had enough campaign funds to compensate?