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Originally Posted by Drak
He's straight forward only in that he speaks what he's thinking and says whatever he feels like saying. But he tells endless lies, which is deceptive.
He's a salesman, sure. But I wouldn't call him a master of the trade. He's only got the attention of a certain portion of the populace and with them it's an easy sale.
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Yes, he sure is selling exactly what the American populace is looking for...which explains why he's never been able to consistently top 40% support in the polls at any point during the campaign.
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The general election support numbers aren't really as telling as the primary was. The general election is going to fall around the historical GOP/DEM lines, sure, but Trump beating out the top contenders within the GOP party is quite remarkable since you've isolated for only the one half of the spectrum. Bush was seen as the incumbent, Rubio the GOP's young rising star, Kasich a long standing Congressman & Governor with a great track record, Rand Paul appealed to his dad's base and the non-traditional GOP. Trump took them all down, he outsold them.
The fact he is this close (and until last week was beating Clinton on an electoral college basis) to another presumed shoe-in, is pretty remarkable too for a guy everyone thought was toast a week into his GOP bid.