CharlieHall,
You have the same problem with Brexit that the Tories had with the “revolutionary” colonists.
Yes being part of Britian was better in the short term, and if they would have co-operated things would have been better.
However there was one simple problem they felt disrespected as human beings.
They felt they were second class citizens.
They did not want to be a part of the United Kingdom.
The Democrats are unwilling to recognize a simple problem.
Much of the Us does not want their policies.
Period.
The majority did not want ObamaCare.
period.
A huge percentage does not want the PC culture they have imposed upon this country, nor do they want “open borders”.
Sadly the Republican party for many years did not have the courage of it’s convictions to stand up to this madness and failed to grasp the depth of the anger of many American’s.
The anger of the workers in coal plants out of a job because of stupid environmental regulations.
The anger of religious people who were told that to operate a business in America you have to serve product intended for ceremonies that go against the core of you’re beliefs and if not you are racist.
The anger of those who were told that they could not build on their own land because of stupid zoning and environmental laws.
The anger of millions of people who were told they cannot pray in public because they are “offending” other’s but they must allow men who decide they are women to use the same bathroom as their daughters.
The failure of the Republican party to stand for it’s base led to it being damaged at it’s core, Jeb Bush running and many insiders thinking he was the favorite shows how out of touch the party really was with the voters.
That led to a sad case where the one person who was willing to stand and speak his mind, whether it made sense or not, and was totally and unapologetically spate from the “Republican” brand wiping the floor with anyone else.
The one person who had a prayer against him was the Republican most associated with being anti the establishment.
To sum it up, I do not know if the Trump is a plant or not.
However I do know that the one’s who are most responsible for him are the Republican party leadership who refused to recognize the depth of anger of the American public against the establishment and energetically stand up for those who voted them into power.