Given that Trump managed to attract something like 17K people into an arena, and given that this thread has had less than 500 hits on the internet (so far) it's not much of a contest as to which one is more out of touch.
I don't much care for Donald Trump, but I do recognize a formidable political presence when I see one. The guy fully understands how to take a political message and make it compelling to the average Joe. He ignores cognition altogether and zeroes right in to the affective state of his audience, touching on the themes they want to hear: winning, not getting screwed by a bunch of losers (like Karl Rove and George Will), making the country great again. It is fundamentally simple and intentionally directed at the id, and so it is laced with aggression and sex. It is instant gratification for a population conditioned to want instant gratification, and that is why it is effective.
I am here to tell you, this guy is redefining the way political campaigns are run in this country, and taking him lightly is a big mistake.
