WaPo | The media loves Donald Trump. And who can blame them? In an era when
political candidates present the blandest, safest, focus-grouped
versions of themselves to the public, Trump's brash antics -- "pure political id," as my colleague Chris Cillizza says -- guarantee, if nothing else, an interesting read.
But
because Trump is such a larger-than-life character, we tend to overlook
the most interesting part of his candidacy -- the millions of
Republican primary voters with whom his message resonates so strongly.
The rise of Trump isn't really about Trump, but rather the political
moment we find ourselves in, where a foul-mouthed businessman and
reality TV star with no political experience is a front-runner for the
highest office in the land.
This weekend a fascinating reddit thread opened a window into the minds of a certain type of Trump supporter. In the popular AskReddit
section of the site, a Redditor asked Trump supporters to explain what
they saw in the guy. And they did -- the thread has generated nearly
13,000 comments so far. Here's what some of them said.
