The showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is all but official as the nomination phase of election season winds down. Trump has successfully navigated past the misgivings that many had about his campaign and has earned a great deal of political power in the process. Savannah State University professor Robert Smith has observed Trump’s political ascension and fashioned a college course around the braggadocios businessman. The class is called “The Trump Factor in American Politics” and will deal with every aspect of Trump’s political career, even using “The Art of the Deal” as required reading.

What exactly makes Donald Trump such an appealing candidate for many?

Professor Smith joins us to talk more about his class and Savannah State student Mia Robinson provides her perspective as one of the students taking the course