From what I've read, Trump is drawing his support mainly from the politically disengaged. I doubt they're big talk radio listeners. And anti-establishment, nativist populism has been a force in American politics since long before Fox and Limbaugh. Look at Barry Goldwater and George Wallace.
It's a mistake to discount this movement as a bunch of rubes exploited by a cynical politician. There really is a shockingly large number of Americans who are furious that the American dream seems to be over for them. They're going to find some outlet for that anger, regardless of what Donald Trump or Fox News do.
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