I've thought the way he prospers from his attacks that either he's Machiavelli+Sun Tzu, or the hand of God was over him...which event may actually be compatible with a temporal distortion or wormhole, after all Jesus trying to describe Himself often referered to himself as "The Gate" and "The Way" ;)
When I really stop and look at it, I simply see a man who's cut from the sort of high grade timber that once grew great Americans. While the rest of the world went politically correct and lost their moral bearings, this man simply stayed true to himself and his cultural roots.
It's why so many people are puzzled by him, and why he continues to confound and outwit his opponents. They've forgotten what blunt honesty, courage, and competency looks like. They have no idea how do deal with it, and it's making them crazy.