[CatherineofAragon]

"Can you imagine the derision you would have been subjected to a year ago on FR if you would have picked Trump over Cruz. Trump was a joke. Now that he has totally repurposed himself, he is the hero of the deceived."

Very well said. You can find threads where some of the people who adore him now had his number then as a shyster and a joke.

[Moorings]

Trump is a master at re-branding. Re-branding could very well be that you change the package / look and feel / messaging of a product without really changing what is inside.