Hmmmm. I hadn't heard about the John Wayne endorsement of Trump. Wayne died in 1979, so I can see some logic in Wayne posthumously endorsing Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election. But for Trump to get a John Wayne endorsement in 2016 is a bit far-fetched.

ake sez: Well the problem seems to be that the centre left in the US appear to dislike socialists even more than they do Republicans.
Mr Trump is broadly acceptable the centre right and conservative wing, whereas Mr sanders will only gather perhaps half of the left wing vote.

I think that Bernie Sanders is getting a lot more respect from the center-left than had been expected. He comes across as a decent, honest guy with no "baggage," a man who explains his ideas logically and convincingly. I think he may even find some appeal among open-minded center-right voters. Bernie may be a Socialist, but he's the most likable Socialist the U.S. has ever produced.

Trump, on the other hand, appeals only to the extreme right. He makes the center-right Republicans so nervous that they might even vote for a Democrat. I can't imagine Trump garnering over thirty percent of the general vote if he were to be the Republican nominee, because he is a truly frightening person. If Trump gains the Republican nomination, I think that either Sanders or Clinton would win by a landslide - and win both houses of Congress, too.

-Joe-