I just finished watching the recent "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver on YouTube, and I must say, it’s good to have him back. I’m not a big fan of Stephen Colbert or Samantha Bee -- I don’t learn anything from them -- but I digress. One statement John made that stood out was in response to Peter Thiel’s comment about how Trump’s supporters aren't taking Trump seriously. John made the point that people should take trump seriously because Trump takes himself seriously. The Muslim ban he said he was going to place? Happened. Killing the families of terrorists? Done. Deportation of illegal immigrants? Oh yes; and now, the wall. Yes, the wall. It’s coming, apparently, but it’s not going to be put on Mexico’s tab. American taxpayers will be paying for the wall, but don’t panic just yet. This is still being decided in Congress.

Despite being one of the most unpopular presidents in American history, I must hand it to the guy: Trump is keeping up with his campaign promises. That’s why I believe we can all count on the wall becoming a reality. One way or another he will follow through with his campaign promises. Which makes one wonder. He’s keeping up with his campaign promises and to my knowledge only %8-%16 of all voters support Trump. Why does he have an approval rating in the 40s? Don’t get me wrong, that’s a low approval rating, but when only a small fraction of voters actually support you and there is a possibility that there is disapproval among your supporters, why on Earth would you have such a high approval rating? I expected his approval rating to be in the single digits to be honest. I never would have expected Trump to actually have that high of an approval rating.

I feel as though we are seeing the Bradley effect taking place. I’ll be fair and say this: supporting Trump IS looked down upon in our society. It is a shameful act/ belief, so it makes sense that more people would’ve agreed with Trump but chose not to be vocal about it due to stigma. For better or for worse, one thing is certain: this is going to be a very interesting year for political scientists and analysts.