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People underestimate Trump at their own peril. He played the Left and Liberals for suckers. He said ridiculous things in his speeches but he got the desired reaction from his opponents on the left. He provoked reactions and made them look more extremist than they really are. He was able to position himself as a centrist candidate, and get the right, far right, and centrist votes.
All those silly looking tweets are carefully tailored to his fan base. Read some of the replies and see how devoted his fans are. Celebrities who criticise him are written off as Hollywood Libtards. Academics who criticise him are written off as Ivory Tower Lefties.
In America there is a vast class of forgotten people, the middle class workers and tradesmen who are now lost and unemployable. They are angry. He gave them someone to blame. He promised big changes. They have been let down by both the Republicans and the Democrats, he was neither, or so he claimed. The regular two party system has failed them so an outsider was as good as anyone.
Just because he looks stupid to you, don't assume he really is stupid. He is totally evil and a master of deception and manipulation.