It directly contradicts all that because if you read my comment, what I'm saying is: a) the general population is at state FOO, b) Trump is at state FOO, ergo n

It directly contradicts all that because if you read my comment, what I'm saying is: a) the general population is at state FOO, b) Trump is at state FOO, ergo no persuasion needed. They just happen to coincide. It really wasn't that hard to infer what I was saying. To everything else you're saying: if you think Trump's past displays awesome management skills and strategy, well ok. We just disagree I guess? Personally, to people like Trump, I wouldn't even trust them with carrying out the simplest of tasks. If you think he has achieved much, I'd refer you to his family's wealth and connections. If you still disagree, then we just agree to disagree.