I think you just nailed it.
He was brutal. I will confess to some fleeting doubts myself, but on reflection, I think he did the right thing. He put a lot of issues into play that the media was actively ignoring.
He knows what he’s doing. Hillary said some pretty mean things too. Did you see Rudy? You could see the hate on her face when he was speaking. She’s hateful. Donald appeared to be gracious to her. I saw him reach out to her to shake her hand but you could feel the iciness in the room. It’s been a brutal election. Somehow I don’t think it will end after nov 8.