That's exactly what he is. A lot of Americans are disaffected and depressed, that's part of living in the most advanced culture on the planet. We have everything we want, but we're still not happy. Along comes a bitter jerk with even more than we've got and we think he's our champion, but in reality he's just saying outrageous things to manipulate us into serving him. He's no dummy. His familiarity comes primarily from his reality television program, and it is the tasteless, reality TV-watching segment of our population that is fawning over him.
I want a senior executive with some (but not too much) political experience who treats others with respect and carries him or herself with dignity. That's not Trump.