“you and others want to lump Trump supporters as a bunch of uninformed bozo’s who are incapable of thinking on their own.”
That was not my intent at all. I understand why many people support Trump for good reasons, but there are many out there who vote for president as if the election was one of those reality shows where people are voted off the island or whatever. My point is that is why Trump is so popular. He is the celebrity candidate this time around and there are a lot of people who vote based on which candidate is the cool candidate. These are the same people who think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court.
I understood your point very clearly, and I respectfully disagree with your assertion. He garners so much support because his message is resonating with so many people that are tired of the political correctness and weak-kneed responses to any negative comments thrown in their direction. He has beaten the GOP establishment, the press, an well as the "conservative" talking heads, at their own game. That has generated respect for the man, who is seen as not only a successful businessman, but also as someone who unafraid of criticism, and is strong enough to counter it and come out on top. In other words he does not back down and apologize for his statements. Instead he does not waver and he continues his narrative unabated.
Now Berne & Hillary supporters would more aptly fit into the type of supporters you describe. For they truly are people who get all caught up in the personality game to select their leaders. They closely follow what the people are saying about them, rather than what they actually think about them. That is why Bernie is gaining steam, and Hillary is sinking like a rock.