Trump is president; Who is to blame?

[abaris]

My first inclination is to blame the education system.  How could people not see the false promise of a strong man saying "only I can do it, trust me and don't worry about the details?"

That instinct would be wrong, based on the simple fact that people like Trump win elections in other parts of the world as well. Parts that aren't covered (damaged) by the American educational system. There are simply a lot of people looking for easy solutions. For someone to blame for their own mysery and someone to tell them they're still great because they belong to (insert master race or nation of your choosing).

Add to that the fact that the other side came up with a candidate that never had any popularity, a (probably) low voter turnout, and you got your perfect recipe for Trump.