There is this whole mythology that Donald Trump came to power because 53% of white women voted for him, because 66% of white working men who didn't have a college degree voted for him.

That may be, but those are not his constituents. Those are his suckers. Those are his rubes.

Keep in mind this is a guy who has said that his hero - the guy whose favorite book he's modeled himself after - is PT Barnum. And he said it without a trace of irony. And Donald Trump's language, the rhetoric, it's breathtaking to me.

I'm on his mailing list. I'm getting an email from Donald Trump or from his one of his sons or from his wife or somebody on the campaign or whatever almost every single day. There'll be a sentence or two, "okay Thomas, we had this this brilliant victory yesterday, we just accomplished a quarter billion dollars in trade deals with China that are going to make America great again", with no context, no discussion.

There's nothing structural changing here. Trump has not changed anything other than rhetorically. You had businesses that were waiting to cut deals with China and basically they were asked to put it on hold until Trump goes to China so he can take credit for it. But really? Is there any there there?

-Thom

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