The base voted the Repubs control of the House in 2010. What have those Repubs done for that base? Nothing.
The base voted the Repubs control of the Senate in 2014. What have the Repubs done for that base? Nothing.
Even worse, the House and Senate Repubs have actually broken most of the promises they made to the base leading up to the 2014 election.
At least with Trump, he is not bought and paid for by big money donors, he is not bought and paid for by lobbyists, and he is not part of the Washington establishment nor the Republican elite establishment.
And the Elite Repub Establishment wonders why Trump is resonating with the voters. Go figure!
I think Trump has figured it out.