Conservative columnists have been drinking the same koolaid as the ultra-liberal columnists for so long that both extremes have entertainment value.  

This may be the Presidential election where the Independent vote stands out.  

If Trump, as the article states, is going for the Bernie voters denied by the Hillary purchased 1%, and gets them..... "He’s more interested in winning the loyalty of Bernie Sanders’ socialist brigades than he is in persuading conservatives he’s one of them."