Good point. It does seem like he came out of nowhere doesn't it?
Yes. I really does.
Almost as if this man's future has been carved out by others who recognized his ability to speak amazingly well. Scary. But certainly explains how a man with so little genuine accomplishment in his life other than winning a few elections could stand where he is today.
Our press corp, for the most part, has done a GREAT DISSERVICE to all of us by NOT vetting this creepy would be 'the one'.