Donald Trump’s bet against political correctness

In politics, the benefits of talking like a real person as Donald Trump does are questionable, especially in a winner-takes-all electoral system like the US, writes Leonid Bershidsky

Donald Trump’s success in the polls has stunned many who consider him “an unelectable boor and narcissist,” as The Economist put it.

Why do people appear willing to vote for him — do they actually agree with the bigoted rubbish he spouts? That misses the point. More likely, Trump’s contempt for the customary constraints on politicians is finding favour.