In days of yore, Trump would be deemed an "eccentric". Which is code for, "rich lunatic". Eccentrics were locked away at home or posh "resorts", while less well-to-do citizens were relegated to asylums. He is, put simply, a huckster a carnival Barker (sorry barkers). It's not like he made his money honestly. He put together a functioning criminal enterprise designed to fleece the public. He got there through bribery, extortion, and outright fraud. But, his voters "like what he says" because they are idiots, sycophants and bigots. It really is that simple.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich