He said things that would have been almost the assumed bare minimum a Republican would believe, and it was shocking enough to make him quickly become an almost fanatical figurehead before he was ever in a position he had a chance to win.
Which was the point. He isn't really that great, but the Republican party is so bad and everyone is so used to them being meek, spineless hypocrites (where 2016 Ted Cruz was the default) that he seemed godlike.
I meant even before he was President.
He said things that would have been almost the assumed bare minimum a Republican would believe, and it was shocking enough to make him quickly become an almost fanatical figurehead before he was ever in a position he had a chance to win.
Which was the point. He isn't really that great, but the Republican party is so bad and everyone is so used to them being meek, spineless hypocrites (where 2016 Ted Cruz was the default) that he seemed godlike.