Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he arrives at a campaign stop at the White Mountain Athletic Club in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire on Dec. 1.

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This guy has forgotten more politics than Donald Trump has ever learned, and when asked what he thought of the Trump juggernaut, his response was swift and to the point: "Not much."

Frank Kelley

The reference here is to former Democratic Attorney General Frank Kelley, who has been on seven book-signing gigs since they published his "The People's Lawyer."

At age 90, with a birthday set for New Year's Eve, the nation's longest-serving A.G. is still as sharp as he was when he was tapped for the job.

But back to the "not much" Mr. Trump.

"He's a show person, and he has a strong ego, and he enjoys being the center of attention and he's good at it," Mr. Kelley begins his curbside analysis on Michigan Public TV.

Well, in all honesty, you could say that about almost every pol out there, but Mr. Kelley says there is something else about the GOP front-runner that is capturing the imagination of so many voters: prejudice.

"This guy comes out and says prejudiced things that a lot of people have in the back of their heads, and they say, 'Well, he may be prejudiced, but at least he's telling the truth as he sees it."

But the seasoned politician Mr. Kelley concludes The Donald "doesn't have the sensitivity to be a true leader" nor the dedication "to be a true public servant ... I don't think he'll be elected or even come close."

However, there are many Democrats who are hoping their buddy Mr. Kelley is dead wrong. They would love to run against Mr. Trump in the fall, which is why the GOP establishment is having conniption fits.

If you buy the popular notion that elections are won with independent, moderate and mostly female voters, you would conclude Mr. Trump will eventually lose.

But since he's been rewriting the political playbook since he walked down the staircase in his Trump Towers to trumpet he was running, is there a chance he might debunk that popular notion, too?