"The more moderate candidates [than Trump] never consolidated..." Thinking of Trump as a far-right candidate is, in my opinion, a misread. He's operating on a

"The more moderate candidates [than Trump] never consolidated..." Thinking of Trump as a far-right candidate is, in my opinion, a misread. He's operating on a different axis. Many of his policies are center-left: no wars, peace deals, love letters to Kim Jong Un, the First Step Act, massive stimulus, and inner city programs. His main positions on the right are conservative judges and the border wall. He kind of went crazy on those two things, and did a bunch of other non-partisan crazy things. But overall he doesn't fit into the left/right divide.