Where does Donald Trump fit on the Republican political scale ??

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I don't think Trump has an ideology.

Trump believes only in Trump. He isn't really a Republican or even a conservative (although he says a lot of things many conservatives agree with). He's an egomaniac whose only "platform" will be whatever results in more publicity and more power for himself. But if he has one real talent it's marketing. He knows that there's an audience out there consisting mostly of ignorant, scared white guys who'll eat up the crazy stuff he's selling. A perfect demagogue, he has figured out the fears and prejudices of his target audience and that's what he's feeding them. He knocks other politicians in the ways that will best appeal to those people, regardless of ideology.