I think his stumbling block is his stepping stone. I realized today that people find him coarse for the single reason that he tells the truth. He doesn’t “filter”/lie to his public. He speaks to them pretty much as he speaks in private. People are so used to “political speak” and “advertising speak” and sweet little lies that they know are lies, that it feels jolting to hear a public figure talk like a normal person. This can be turned into a huge asset. Aren’t people tired of the lies YET?
Obviously not the uninformed aka idiot voters