Trump is a candidate that embodies the reckless half-truths that have been the mainstay of AM talk radio for many years. Like Limbaugh et al, Trump merely echoed this same message: Obama is a Kenyan/Muslim, climate change is a hoax, tax cuts for billionaires create jobs, illegal immigrants are all criminals, Muslims are predisposed to terrorism, etc. The more Trump echoed these sentiments, the more votes he received.    

The reason why Republicans were unable to stop Trump is that they, by and large, agree with these positions. But I have faith that a coalition of progressives, union workers, women, young voters, college-educated whites, and minorities will accomplish what conservatives were unable to do.