Why Republican voters love Donald Trump

He's the only one saying what they want to hear

Donald Trump
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Donald Trump is a walking illustration (a cartoon, really) of why immigration is a Catch-22 for Republicans. Harsh rhetoric on the issue has vaulted the real estate mogul to the front of the GOP presidential pack. At the same time, his incredibly tone-deaf comments warning of Mexican "rapists" are keeping Republican consultants worried about the Latino vote awake at night.

Trump has lost a lot of business partners because of what he said about illegal immigration from Mexico. But he's gained among Republican primary voters who don't trust their leaders on immigration, and are tired of debating the issue in politically correct clichés.

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W. James Antle III

W. James Antle III is the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, the former editor of The American Conservative, and author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?.