Old GOP elites like John McCain, Karl Rove, and the like are 100% responsible for Donald Trump’s popularity. If these guys would keep their mouths shut and let the people decide who they want, Trump might not be getting the notice he has now.
CLEARLY that’s the case. We let them get away with it since Bush Sr., and the people they served up initially weren’t terrible (Bush Jr., Dole), but then came McCain and Romney. And now Jeb, who is a TOTAL DUNCE CAP, never seen anyone so pathetic at this level.
But it was Amnesty - for some reason they weren’t able to fully explain how adding 20 MILLION new Democrats to the voter roles helps the party...and of course, because it doesn’t, duh. Now it’s too late - they cannot walk that back.
The interim election results in 2010 and 2014 were a slap in the face for not only Barry Soetoro but for the GOPe which chose to ignore it. The only person with balls and the financial means to make the point was Donald Trump. At first the GOPe chose to either ignore him or belittle his chances. The American people, who had been betrayed so many times in the past, had had enough. The only choice the GOPe has now is Ted Cruz and hope he can be turned to the Dark Side because he is a politician. American voters want representative government back!