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Originally Posted by Ducay

See this is where so much of the MSM and his detractors are getting it wrong. They're looking at what he says, how he acts, and comparing him to a "typical" republican candidate.

As we've all seen, any one outrageous thing that would have brought down a "typical" candidate, has only made him more popular. His supporters love him for that. He is anti-establishment, anti-PC, anti-a lot of things that average Americans hate. Remember, we're looking at things from liberal, progressive Canada.

That said, the people who are ardently against him probably have only based the majority of their hatred on what the media keeps pushing (racist, bigot, etc). Look for specific examples of racism and you'll probably come up short. (protip: islam isn't a race). People don't hate him for things like his cutting comments against women, for example, because he is just being Donald. They are tired of everyone being too scared to say what they think.

I'm okay with either candidate, Hillary will be much better for my portfolio here in Canada with her insane take on O&G. While Trump will get pipelines built, Clinton nuking US O&G exploration will be great for us here. As much fun as Trump would be, I'd prefer real dollars in my pocket over that.

People always say stuff like this, but it's demonstrably not true. Acting like a jackass and blatantly lying might fire up his base, but he'll never come close to winning the election if all he gets is support from his base. The people who he needs to be able to attract if he hopes to win are people that are just as likely to vote for Clinton. Suggesting that his outrageousness is increasing his popularity demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of what's going on. His lowest points in this election so far have come as a result of him putting his foot in his mouth, and I suspect his debate performance will hurt his numbers in the coming days.