Why Trump Supporters Think He'll Win

How the election looks to backers of the Republican nominee

• David Frum
• Jul 29, 2016 | http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/backing-donald-trump/493619/

Perhaps the hardest thing to do in contemporary American politics is to imagine how the world looks from the other side. I’ve made no secret of why, as a Republican, I oppose Donald Trump and what he stands for. But I’ve also been talking to his supporters and advisors, trying to understand how they see and hear the same things that I do, and draw such very different conclusions. What follows isn’t a transcription—it’s a synthesis of the conversations I’ve had, and the insights I’ve gleaned, presented in the voice of an imagined Trump supporter.