Trump is a Liberal, in the old sense of the word. Trump is a Liberal CAPITALIST. That is why he is winning such broad support.
Conservatives are feeling shut out by the Republican insiders, not just on social issues, but on the economic issues as well.
So, we will take what we can get. If the insiders won’t let us have a true Conservative, we will at least have a Capitalist.
Jeb Bush is not a capitalist and some of the other candidates have shown a readiness to compromise with the Insiders that makes Conservatives uneasy.
If we can’t have Cruz, we will take Trump.
Trump is not a classical liberal. Trump is not a libertarian. Trump is a big government liberal who just recently put on a populist costume.
But we can have both. Every president needs a VP. I can't see trump taking a VP job, but Ted. That would be some team.