So Now This Is Getting Interesting.

[Tonus]

Yeah, the system was rigged against me and my fellow high population states.  He 'won' under the system he himself had previously called corrupt.  Trump is an asshole undeserving of any respect who I only hope we manage to survive.

I thought that one of the things that helped Trump was that (1)he admitted that the political system was corrupt and (2)plainly admitted that he used that corruption to his benefit. If you're Hillary, how do you defend yourself when Trump claims that he donated lots of money and that you came calling when he wanted to pad the guest list for his wedding? It's a cultural belief that politicians are corrupt and can be bought, and here was a guy boasting about it and exposing some of his main opponents. Would people curse him for admitting that he was part of the problem, or would they praise him for being the only one to do so in such an open and audacious manner?

I thought he was hurting himself with so many of his claims, both in the past and during the campaign. But it's clear that he was striking a very different chord with many Americans. Did they see a plasticized buffoon making a fool of himself, or a brash and confident man humiliating his opponents and leaving them with little to say in return? And imagine where his reputation stands with them now, after Romney once again got on his metaphorical knees after Trump bragged about how he owned him.