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All Points: What is it that draws voters to Donald Trump?

Donald Trump, here speaking with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board last month, has made a host of heated comments about immigration and other candidates and become a frontrunning contender in early polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
Donald Trump, here speaking with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board last month, has made a host of heated comments about immigration and other candidates and become a frontrunning contender in early polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Michael Tercha Chicago Tribune via TNS

National polls have shown Donald Trump leading all other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, even after saying some things that many people consider outrageous. In fact, he’s shown that he will defy and even attack almost anyone and anything, even — perhaps especially — in his own party. He said Mexico is sending criminals to the U.S. He said being a Vietnam POW did not make Sen. John McCain a war hero. He publicly announced the cellphone number of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a fellow presidential contender. Why is Trump politically popular? Send no more than 150 words with your name, address and phone number to letters@star-telegram.com. Deadline is Wednesday.

This story was originally published July 27, 2015 at 4:56 PM with the headline "All Points: What is it that draws voters to Donald Trump?."

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