Six Reasons for Trump's Staying Power

Another day, another poll showing Donald Trump leading the 2016 GOP horserace. So how did we get here? What explains Trump's rise and staying power, despite his political inexperience and his over-the-top rhetoric?

Over the last 24 hours, conservative, liberal, and mainstream writers have taken a stab at this question. A compilation of their thoughts bring up six key themes: terrorism fears, economic insecurity, GOP's split between elites and the rank and file, the country's changing demographics and the GOP stoking the resentment of white voters, distrust in media, and the opposite of Obama.

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