Also in the Miami Herald, Carl Hiassen writes that Trump will never be president, and Carl is probably correct. And that raises the question, why are so many saying they like Trump?
The probable answer is that he's the only presidential candidate talking first and foremost about stopping illegal immigration. It's something the Republican base cares much more about than most other GOP candidates seem to realize or be willing to acknowledge. Other than the immigration issue, Trump is merely a celebrity, a personality, someone famous for being famous.
The obvious solution to the GOP's "Trump problem" is for one or more feasible candidates to take a similar, if less crudely stated, position on immigration. Then Trump fades away, I believe.
