Hey Knight, imagine all that hope you feel, then pretend you're a Muslim, a woman, an African American - just about anything other than an old white guy. To the rest of the electorate, Trump was selling hopelessness.
And hey, he could still pull a miracle and win today. But the rest of the "he was never going to win" mantra is just escapism. He absolutely could have won - all he had to do was make just one other demographic feel the hope you so poetically (albeit misguidedly, imho) feel.
But he didn't. And you can blame the people all you want, or the establishment, or say he had no chance or any other excuse you want if it makes the bitter pill of losing easier to swallow. But none of it is true. Hillary was imminently beatable in this election - by almost any candidate. The FBI and Wikileak double shot would have been the icing on the cake in almost any other scenario that didn't involve isolating massive swaths of American voters.
And that's just the objective piece. Subjectively the belief that Trump really cared about the things you list seems absurd to me. Just as I'm sure Clinton's fitness to be President seems absurd to you.
But Trump just fucking blew it man. That's all there is to this. The GOP danced with the devil and got burned despite being dealt an incredible hand to re-take the White House. Fix your shit and do better than Donald fucking Trump next time - everyone will be better off.
