The Govenator did great too. Trashed all the girlymen opponents. He was an outsider not beholden to anyone and was saying mostly all the right things and that was enough. Never mind no history of actually doing the right thing.
And then he got elected. And then he become just another California Liberal doing what liberals do. More green stuff, more taxes, more spending.
And yet the Trumpinator will turn out differently somehow...
Only if you stick your head in the sand.