Where will Trump get his support from?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Ah if only we knew 6 months ago

[Technocracy Timmy]

Perot-type voters who are registered Republicans will be interested in Trump.  Perot-type voters across the spectrum would support Trump as an Independent, but I don't think Trump's into that kind of thing.

Trump's a serious candidate, and should be treated that way, if only because he has money, celebrity, and business accomplishments that inspire others to have confidence in him as a leader.  Plus, the guy has some stones, and while they are misdirected at times, people are willing to forgive that then they are spinelessness.  He has an instant following, and while he may or may not build his support from where he's at, he'll be above 2% and Chris Christie probably can't say that nowadays.

There is always a constituency for the Man on Horseback.  What people liked about Perot is that, in many ways, Perot was an up-front Fascist.  People had confidence that Perot would do things, and the Constitution be damned.  Trump inspires that sort of confidence in that sort of voter that would be attracted to this approach. 

I don't see Trump bolting and going Indy.  I don't see him winning the GOP nomination either, but he's positioning himself to be a power in the GOP.  These folks who are ragging on him (mostly half-baked Inside-the-Beltway consultant-types) are folks Trump could put out of business if he were vindictive enough.  Trump is offering American Greatness and he's better at that than the others because people actually think he might deliver.  NO ONE thinks that Rand Paul or Hillary Clinton, or any of the other Republicans will "Make America Great Again".  If the election were really about THAT sentiment (and past elections have been about exactly that), then Trump may well redefine the terms of the 2016 GOP nomination race.

Jesus Christ this was accurate as hell.

[McGovernForPrez]

Perot-type voters who are registered Republicans will be interested in Trump.  Perot-type voters across the spectrum would support Trump as an Independent, but I don't think Trump's into that kind of thing.

Trump's a serious candidate, and should be treated that way, if only because he has money, celebrity, and business accomplishments that inspire others to have confidence in him as a leader.  Plus, the guy has some stones, and while they are misdirected at times, people are willing to forgive that then they are spinelessness.  He has an instant following, and while he may or may not build his support from where he's at, he'll be above 2% and Chris Christie probably can't say that nowadays.

There is always a constituency for the Man on Horseback.  What people liked about Perot is that, in many ways, Perot was an up-front Fascist.  People had confidence that Perot would do things, and the Constitution be damned.  Trump inspires that sort of confidence in that sort of voter that would be attracted to this approach. 

I don't see Trump bolting and going Indy.  I don't see him winning the GOP nomination either, but he's positioning himself to be a power in the GOP.  These folks who are ragging on him (mostly half-baked Inside-the-Beltway consultant-types) are folks Trump could put out of business if he were vindictive enough.  Trump is offering American Greatness and he's better at that than the others because people actually think he might deliver.  NO ONE thinks that Rand Paul or Hillary Clinton, or any of the other Republicans will "Make America Great Again".  If the election were really about THAT sentiment (and past elections have been about exactly that), then Trump may well redefine the terms of the 2016 GOP nomination race.

Jesus Christ this was accurate as hell.

Yeah holy sh**t. It's interesting I was reading a book called "The Populist Explosion" and it goes into detail about how both Trump's and Perot's base comes from a sort of "Middle American Radical" voter first documented by political scientists in the 70'. The book was written before Trump won in November but after he clinched the nomination. If you really wanna see what's going on in America right now you've gotta learn about the MAR's imo.