Well the Republicans really blew it. Either that or when the top Dems and Reps sat down some place it was decided the Reps would forfeit the election, because it sure looks like they threw the game.
Look at who the Republicans sent on to the stage to run. Be honest, of the 16 or 17 individuals who started out running for the Republican nomination who amongst those sixteen actually impressed you 100%? How stupid could any group be to even THINK Jeb Bush could win?....but yet a couple of hundred million dollars was spent on that jagoff. Kasish is still in the race...WTF? Cruz?--yeah I get it, he's an expert on the Constitution. But as the days and weeks wore on it had to be obvious that none of his peers liked him. Matter of fact it seems like most politicians despised him not because of his defense for the Constitution but simply because he was an a-hole. So came the payback from those who served alongside him in office. Myself, Cruz was just plain ass arrogant and weird.
The rest of the candidates were flawed in one way or another and it was hard for me to even watch at times. So Trump comes along and very simply does and says everything a candidate SHOULD NOT SAY. Now factor in most all taxpayers who are fed up and pissed at the elites who run this country. The ones who get voted in for a lifetime, feed us bullshit, and then never deliver. It's obvious, the establishment HATES Trump as he's feeding out of his wallet and not the usual donors who buy normal politicians on the cheap.
Is Trump any different than the others?---probably not. But many, including me are enjoying those who feel an entitlement to public office squirm. The Jeb Bush's and Paul Ryans, and yeah the Hillary Clinton's. So keeping in mind the Rep's and Dem's are all the same who cares at this point. For many of us it's all about 2nd Amendment rights. But even the establishment Rep's would sell us out if it meant a lifetime of political office with all the percs. I'm not saying who to vote for, but the Rep Party is done as far as I'm concerned, and since I'm not even close to seeing anything I want coming from the Dems, someone needs to come forward with some new ideas and people to represent me.