Like him or not, you have to admit Trump's message is resonating with a lot of voters. Just look at a county map of the last presidential election---there is more red than a Verizon 4G coverage map. If it wasn't for LA, SF, Portland, Seattle ,Chicago, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia and DC every election would be a Republican landslide. Isn't it obvious that anyone receiving "freebies" will just continue to vote for more freebies?
Who wins the 3rd grade class president election---the candidate that advocates personal responsibility in learning, paying attention in class, fairness on the playground, following the rules and respecting the teachers, or the candidate that promises free ice cream every day?
The right to vote has undergone multiple changes in our history----the original constitution limited voting to white male property owners over 21. While that would be ridiculous today, perhaps voting should be limited to NET tax payers over 18. If you don't contribute, you shouldn't have a say in policy---it simply doesn't concern you any more than the price of potatoes in Ireland.
Unfortunately, the political narrative is being driven by the progressive left with a complicit media. If we had the same situation in 1776, Sam Adams would be labeled a right wing nut, George Washington a crazed hawk, the media would be highlighting the death of every Tory, and Benedict Arnold would be their poster boy for appropriate behavior.
At least a few candidates, like Trump, are fighting for a return to AMERICAN values, not those of a socialistic Europe.