Your opinion of Donald Trump?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

35. He's a skilled and shameless self promoter

He knows what to say to get a reaction and receive media coverage.

My opinion: he didn't start out expecting this. He started out making a bunch of outrageous statements figuring that he'd get some attention; be out by Super Tuesday; and then go back to the Apprentice and making real estate deals. As it turned out, he was the right guy making the right comments in the right place at the right time. His voter base breaks down into about three equal parts: the "we need a businessman running things" crowd; the "I'm not thrilled with him, but I'll vote for any Republican" crowd; and the "won't it be a scream when Trump is President" crowd. I was listening briefly to a righty talker in a station in KC who thinks everything Trump says is "right" and "the truth", but doubts whether he actually has any intention to follow through on what he says.

Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have said things to the effect of:"Donald Trump's racist rhetoric isn't who we are in America." Sadly, I think it's exactly who about 35% of us are.