Just like Michael Corleone did to Tessio in The Godfather, Donald Trump is messing with all the elites’ “arrangements.” When there are 17 candidates and you are paying for at least ten of them for who knows how long, those paying tend to get upset. They don’t like uncertainty. They want to call all the shots. They want to be in control and just make it seem like the little people are making the choice. They had the system all planned out and it has worked in the past. Trump blew all their plans to bits.
As for the idea of “we the people’s” constitutional power, everyone with eyes can see that the Emperor is wearing a birthday suit when it comes to choosing presidents. Trump is a chance to alter things politically. At least for this election.
I think Trump, if he’s elected POTUS, will find himself in the same predicament as Eisenhower (or worse). He’ll be treated as an outsider and alienated by both parties to such an extent that it’ll be difficult for him to get anything done. Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were able to overcome their outsider status because they were excellent politicians. Trump is no politician. He’s certainly no Reagan or Clinton. Just my opinion.