[jsanders2001]

< Trump's appeal to voters thus far exists at their own common sense, gut level understanding of the consequences of liberal/progressive policies and actions imposed upon them in recent years by Hillary Clinton and her fellow ideologues.

This is an important lesson I learned from a Senator when was on a radio talk show back in the 90's. I was trying to sound knowledgeable and proficient in my subject matter - privacy concerns in the initial age. The senator just spoke in laymen's terms and from his heart. Well guess who was the more interesting fellow to listen to on playback? I learned a good lesson that day which has stayed with me. I think Trump knows this and will use it to his advantage.

[loveliberty2]

Thanks. Recently came across the following Tocqueville quotation which may be appropriate here:

“Despotism alone can provide that atmosphere of secrecy which favors crooked dealing and enables the freebooters of finance to make illicit fortunes.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville, The Old Regime and the French Revolution

Perhaps a gauge of how far the American Republic has come from its basis in liberty.

[arthurus]

Trump not only “knows” it, with him it is instinctive. He will always have the right demeanor and the right words for the occasion. I quit second guessing him when I realized that all those “gaffes” that made me cringe boosted his support. I quit cringing and watched, instead for how the folks were being drawn to him.