Too much is made of how Trump must have done a good job because he won. That he tapped into the wishes of the people in some intelligent way.
IMO Trump was the lucky benefactor of a right wing media campaign that has been going on for decades. The RWM has simply infused fear and loathing of anything having to do with the gubmint and politicians into the large group of average low information voters regardless of their views on any particular issue. The RWM thought this would give Republican politicians an advantage but I don't think they foresaw a wealthy egomaniac stumbling into their strategy of fear mongering about the horrors of anything having to do with government and using it against their own preferred candidates.
I don't think Trump knew any of this either (because he really isn't that smart) but as the only "non politician" available, people thought that he would be great simply by virtue of not being a politician. He actually ran an absolutely horrible campaign and won in spite of himself. Had a reasonable, intelligent "non politician" run against him, that person would have mopped the floor with Trump in either the primaries or the general election. Think of a Trump without foot in mouth disease.
For a large number of voters, he basically ran unopposed so it didn't matter what he said or did and neither the Dems nor the Republicans could do a thing about it. He was in the right place at the right time and that's about all there is to his success in politics.
IMO Trump was the lucky benefactor of a right wing media campaign that has been going on for decades. The RWM has simply infused fear and loathing of anything having to do with the gubmint and politicians into the large group of average low information voters regardless of their views on any particular issue. The RWM thought this would give Republican politicians an advantage but I don't think they foresaw a wealthy egomaniac stumbling into their strategy of fear mongering about the horrors of anything having to do with government and using it against their own preferred candidates.
I don't think Trump knew any of this either (because he really isn't that smart) but as the only "non politician" available, people thought that he would be great simply by virtue of not being a politician. He actually ran an absolutely horrible campaign and won in spite of himself. Had a reasonable, intelligent "non politician" run against him, that person would have mopped the floor with Trump in either the primaries or the general election. Think of a Trump without foot in mouth disease.
For a large number of voters, he basically ran unopposed so it didn't matter what he said or did and neither the Dems nor the Republicans could do a thing about it. He was in the right place at the right time and that's about all there is to his success in politics.
If god was real he wouldn't need middle men to explain his wants or do his bidding.
