Yeah, he’s a con-man and seemingly a very good one if you look at the proportion of the electorate he has swindled and con-men aren’t stupid by any stretch but i can’t ascribe any machiavellian* intent to his actions when i believe he is just as shocked at getting as far as he has along with the rest of us. As a con-man he is top of the league, as a politician he is as dumb as they come but where is the stupid here? His supporters are putting him there. I thought a fellow commenter put it succinctly in another thread…
*Machiavelli is misunderstood but that’s besides the point.
