Yeah, seems pretty logical. People don't vote for those who call them idiots and look down on them with disdain, especially if they seemingly admit it in public.

But I think to some degree, one of the other reasons for his rise to popularity (and that of a lot of other outsider figures, like Sanders) is because people are getting sick of the media and corporate narrative and want someone who isn't constantly being pushed on them.

They've seen the media attacks on people as 'bigots'. They've seen the politicians seemingly completely ignore their concerns and the increasing disconnect between the average voter and the average politician or journalist.

So they start supporting simple talk, more 'down to earth' types outside of the political world, the corporate media goes straight back on the attack, so yet more people start supporting the outsider politicians, rinse and repeat. The political and media worlds turned on their audience and supporters, and now it's coming back to haunt them in the way of people like Trump riding in on a wave of popularity and public support.