Trump will straighten out the U.S. economy, negotiate good trade deals and get tough on immigration, said Nickens, who generally identifies as a Republican.

Bubbling through the pro-Trump crowd was a decidedly anti-Clinton sentiment.

"Hillary has taken us toward the Satanization of America," said Stephen Biggins, who took a cab from Appleton to see Trump speak for the first time.

Biggins wore a shirt he had printed for himself with the slogan, "Jesus Died For You. Trump Lives For You" and a "Trump 16: Finally Someone With Balls" baseball cap.

He said he's never felt so strongly about a candidate — not even Ronald Reagan.

"I'd give my life to put him in the White House," Biggins said.

Biggins said he's not sure whether Trump is a Christian, but he believes Clinton would turn the country into Sodom and Gomorrah. Trump is the last hope for sanity on "the express train to hell," Biggins said.

The stakes are high for Biggins: If Trump loses, he will never vote again. He doesn't trust Republicans or Democrats anymore. Once they go to Washington, they change, he said.

He doesn't plan to cast a vote for any other candidates on the ballot this fall.