Trump’s American Spring

When the race to 1600 Pennsylvania began, no one imagined that Donald J. Trump would become the Republican nominee. Indeed, vast majorities of Republicans told pollsters exactly that in 2015. They could not imagine Donald Trump as our president, Commander in Chief, Leader of the Free World.

Or if they could, the picture was too hideous.  Big, gold, gleaming "Trump" letters emblazoned over the entrance to the White House like a cheap Atlantic City casino strip club -- like the ones he had built and bankrupted in New Jersey.
But here we are.  A man who, despite himself, built a following, a movement, that defied all of the Washington DC smart money.   An orange haired, loud mouthed, reality TV show impresario who defeated 16 other competitors.  With half baked ideas, mangled half sentences, a few adjectives (Huuuge!  Terrific!  A disaster!), and a slogan: "Make America Great Again."
How did he do it?
It would be easy to dismiss his success as the dividends of American celeb ...