Yes, I referred to Trump once before as the "flushing of the toilet". Trump, for whatever he ends up being, is the result of those on the right rejecting what the republican party has been for quite a while. Regardless if he wins or loses, he represents a major shift that is taking place on the right and, to some degree, the center. There is a call for a) a strong leader (not saying Trump will be one) and b) a president/party that has some nationalist tendencies. Trump's views on trade are simple. In his view we've been screwed by the deals we've made. I don't see him wanting to stop trade but I don't think he will want to do any deals give more than we get. He simply saw the current state of the republican party and heard what the people were saying. That's the closest we've come to a representative gov't in some time and I'm NOT Trump supporter. Meanwhile the left has been as giddy as a school girl because their party continues to march toward the left. So all is well on that side of the fence.