the insults are fun, but the self-deprecation is his strongest tool in engaging with voters...makes him more approachable. My favorite is when he shared the anecdote about the slippery off-ramp from the plane and how he was worried if he tried to walk down it in loafers he was gonna "fall on my ass."

...actually, I think I finally figured something out.. I watched the GOP VP debates, and I noticed all of them trying to show how trump-like they were while, with the exception of vivaek, simultaneously saying how awful he supposedly was as president. It was just about the most perfect example of trying to have your cake and eat it too I can remember ever seen.

But the less said about chris christie, the better...