Trump is a populist and has his ear tuned to the national feedback. The general population finds that they agree with Trump's stance on illegal immigration despite years of "right think" propoganda from politicians and the LSM. Also there are many "blue dog dims" who find they agree with Trump which may create a significant crossover vote, just like in Ronald Reagan's case.
His success is starting to mirror Ronald Reagan's. The pundits wrote Reagan off because he wasn't part of the inner circle of career politicians. They are doing the same to Trump.
Am I equating Trump's politics to Ronald Reagans? Certainly not, but I am comparing the process of their rise in the political world.
>> Am I equating Trump’s politics to Ronald Reagans? Certainly not, but I am comparing the process of their rise in the political world <<
There’s a big difference in the “processes” of the two. Nay, it’s a COLOSSAL difference.
Trump is more-or-less 100% pitchman-cum-carnival barker. But while his IQ is obviously sky-high, and while he has a rapier-sharp ability to parry and attack when facing rhetorical adversaries, he shows no depth of economic and political analysis, nor does he display any long-term consistency of political, social and economic philosophy.
Reagan, by contrast, spent years reading deeply in economics and politics. Then he artfully distilled the wisdom of these classic works into his writings and speeches — especially his radio commentaries from 1975 to 1979. Moreover, he apparently did the task without the aid of an editor or ghost-writer.
This impressive literary output by Reagan shows a man of serious intellect, with a logical and consistent philosophy of politics, economics and society. I think that to equate his “process” with any “process” of Trump is to verge into a calumnious fantasy.