2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Trump Question [View all]H2O Man
(73,510 posts)He definitely underestimates Trump. No doubt in my mind. And in life, it can be dangerous to underestimate the opposition -- a lesson that I've reviewed with him frequently while he competes in the sport of boxing.
It is a error to confuse Trump's public character, with the person he actually is. Which is not to say he doesn't have many of the attributes assigned to the public image -- the loud-mouthed, obnoxious, I'm-always-right-because-I'm-wealthy bit. (Can't think of a republican presidential candidate in the past 50 years who didn't fit that description.)
My son points to Trump's crap about President Obama's birth certificate as evidence to support his stance. I view that as proof the guy will say anything, to appeal to a segment of the public that is heavily invested in hatred.