The author is missing the elephant in the room.  I am not a paid political pundit but I saw a Trump victory days after his announcement of his intention to run in the primary.

Trump won for two distinct reasons.  Firstly, he is genuine.  People are sick and tired of politicians repeating the same focused group catch phrases and talking points and Trump spared no expense in this regard.  Rosie O'Donnell DOES have a fat, ugly face.  Fiorna DOES look like Skeletor.  GW Bush DIDNT have the IQ to be President, and the last thing anyone needed was another Bush in the White house.

Secondly, Clinton was so uninspiring and boring that when she spoke you wanted to just change the channel.  With Trump, whether you liked him or hated him, you wanted to hear what he had to say.  It was like a tea candle trying to compete with a tiger torch for oxygen.  Democrats couldn't have picked a more boring candidate.