Successful politicians are the ones who are able to gather a large enough group of people with differing and often directly opposing interests and convince them

Successful politicians are the ones who are able to gather a large enough group of people with differing and often directly opposing interests and convince them that it is "us" verse "them." The part where someone "secretly agrees with you" is fascinating and gets really close to talking to an imaginary person. Trump is hardly unique in either matter.