if you were going to explain this to George Will, the Bush's, Romney, Kasich, etc. what examples would you give of how Trump appeals to the constituency where they did not?
The GOP quit on its constituents. Only two presidents have entered office with their party in control of Congress only to have their party lose control of Congress at the first mid-term election. Bill Clinton and The Big O.
Libs and their MSM dogs would like us to believe that it was the GOP racist constituency that took the House, then the Senate from the Dems cause they couldn't stand a black man in charge. A real thinker knows that isn't true, but the narrative lives.
The constituency, clearly, but the GOP in control of Congress to stop The Big O's policies. Had someone tell me that it was only because the state GOP won their state elections and gerrymandered to diffuse the minorty vote...as if the Senate isnt a statewide race. That might explain some individual House races, but not all. And those districts had (in many cases been gerrymandered in the Dems favor in previous years). If someone can't see that, well, they are beyond help.
In any event, the GOP took control of Congress. When the newly elected tried to step up and do the jobs they were sent to do, their own party "leaders" did not support them. The GOP constituency has, finally, revolted. I think you could say that they partially did so at The Big O's second election by not showing up for Romney. The GOP put up a slate that didn't even win their home states!
IMO, it is less about the particular person of Trump than the GOP constituency's big FU to the establishment GOP that wouldn't listen. Finally get rid of Boehner only to put Ryan (one of the aforementioned losers) in power. And, IIRC only with the promise that they wouldn't then replace him.
The establishment GOP lost touch with their constituency and the guiding principals of what it means to be conservative. They think growing government by 5% instead of 10% is a success. They lost themselves. Trump is the result of their downfall, not the cause.