REMARKABLE – AT 8:03 A.M. ET:  We're constantly told how damaging Donald Trump could be to the Republican Party in November.  But, wait a minute.  Is it possible Trump could attract an unusual number of Democratic votes?  From The Hill:

According to exit polls reported by ABC News, about one-third of Democratic primary voters would choose Trump in a general election match-up between him and Clinton. In that survey, 44 percent would choose Clinton, and 21 percent would choose neither candidate.

According to ABC News, about 80 percent of West Virginia Republican voters say they're excited or optimistic about what Trump would do if he were elected president, and 9 in 10 think Trump is likely to beat Clinton in a general election.

In a match-up between Trump and Clinton, about 90 percent of Republican primary voters in West Virginia say they would vote for Trump.

COMMENT:  Trump, who seemed to have a very keen ear to what people across the spectrum are thinking, has predicted that he'll gain Democratic votes among the disaffected workers who believe they've been left behind and ignored.

He could be right.  We had, in 1980, the Reagan Democrats, who thought their party had sold them out and trashed their values.  It seems they're still there in 2016, with the same justifiable anger and the same desire to stick it to the Democratic leadership.

May 12,  2016