It will get down to whatever the strength the Tea Party movement has. I think Trump is a breakthrough genius---warts and all---because the US is facing formidable challenges. He is talking outside the box---which other politicans if they were smart would also do. Globalization has turned into a monster not just for the US, but for other countries that in turn impact the US. All of the hard work of previous administrations in developing Western Hemisphere policies, as an example, is being cratered by the immigration wave. And come of that is due to the fast changing balance of world trade, and the exodus of stable employment from the US.

I'll get a shot in for green energy, here---something dismissed by "conservative" thinkers. It was in answering the worldwide demand for motive power that the US used to achieve greatness in the postwar era. GM sold diesels, and Ford and GM and Chrysler sold heavy vehicles---all around the world. We need a similar plan in today's economy and most people around the world simply want to modernize their lives. They really don't want to kill Americans---they want a lifestyle like Americans'!! This means modern electrical appliances. And now with energy efficiency electrical generation can be done on a smaller scale. However, we shouldn't just sell them this stuff, although we need to do that. We should make hard and fast agreements that demilitarize our opponents in exchange for helping them modernize---agreements that are verified. Trust but verify.

We can make America great. It will take a LOT of thinking outside the box, because the world has never been in such close economic competition, as huge, populous countries modernize and move into the export markets.