I view it as a fad more than anything else.
DT brings to the table something millions of people crave: entertainment. Millions of people turned off from both parties are no doubt attracted to Trump.
Trump is the ultimate showman-—even more so than RR in some ways. He is the ultimate self promoter. Even though he has billions to spend of his own money, he doesn’t even to do that right now as the media lavishes so much attention on him. The other candidates-—especially the more conservative ones are left in the dust and struggling in obscurity as Trump sucks out all of the oxygen.
Right now the idea of this man who says whatever is on his mind, who speaks without a teleprompter, who is unscripted has enormous amount of appeal right now.
But Trump is his own worst enemy. His mouth is his own worst enemy. He is totally undisciplined in that department. On each and every issue he has been all over the map. He has given more money to the Dems than to the Republicans, including the Clintons. I wouldn’t trust him for a minute.
Yes, he provides great entertainment and interest to the race. Yes he is colorful and interesting to watch. But he also lacks substance, experience, and reliability.
DT is no RR.
Hopefully, he won’t be another Perot handing an election over to another Clinton on a silver platter.
Like it or not, to win a National election these days, you do have to appeal to a portion of the Low-Info Voter (LIV) demographic. A guy like Mitt Romney had no chance of getting any support there. A guy like Trump can steal a good part of the LIV vote from the Democrats.
What will hand the election over to Hillary is if the Republicans nominate Jeb. Hillary won't need any help from Trump.
No, that's Jeb Bush's job.