He might. We can always hope.

[FuzzyRabbit]

But Goldwater did not have 30 years of hate radio and 20 years of Fox News working for him prior to the 1964 election.

And many (if not most) of Trumps followers probably have a higher opinion of him now. He talks like a boastful 15 year old trying to impress his 15 year old friends, and most of Trumps followers think like 15 year olds.