you know what they used to say. its the economy - stupid!

in a way i guess it is.

forget the weirdness of this man's behaviour, the xenophobia a distressing side issue, but not really the central point.

the point of his appeal is that he has an explanation and a proposed solution for America haemoraging manufacturing jobs to countries to the east and south.

he is proposing import taxes on foreign goods, consequences for firms who relocate outside the USA. he saying if you want a stake in America's wealth , it costs. there are responsibilities

Can it work? Can it stop or even slow down the apparently inevitable?

the point is he's recognised a major problem. and he's having a bash at it. and that recommends him to an awful lot of people.