One tweet explains how twisted politics has become today:

[Blue_Tires]

Patrick Monahan @pattymo

2004:
DEAN: BYAHHHHH
PUBLIC: Whoa this guy's nuts

2016:
TRUMP: Say what you want about Hitler, but the man was organized
PUBLIC: Carry on

11:30 AM - 10 Jan 2016


https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/686223629873459205

[Bettie]

1. Really does sum it up

explains the robocall we came home to as well.

Racism, blatant and out there.

[Mosby]

2. Says more about the role of the media than anything else.

[jonno99]

3. Not surprising if true. However, I can find no reference to Trump actually

making that comment.

Anyone else?

[Mosby]

4. I couldn't find anything

[Blue_Tires]

5. This is the story he was referencing:

https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/686222765528059905

Not Hitler, but the basic sentiment is the same...

[jonno99]

7. Thanks - best I can tell this is the verbatim quote:

"If you look at North Korea, this guy - I mean, he's like a maniac, ok, and you gotta give him credit," Mr Trump said. "How many young guys - he was like 26 or 25 when his father died - take over these tough generals? You know, it's pretty amazing when you think about it. How does he do that?

He goes in, he takes over and he's the boss. It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle, he wiped out this one, that one - I mean, this guy doesn't play games. and we can't play games with him. Because he really does have missiles and he really does have nukes."

http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-election/youve-got-to-give-him-credit-donald-trump-praises-kim-jongun-20160111-gm37e2.html

[brooklynite]

6. If it makes you feel better, people didn't think Dean was nuts...

...they thought he was a bad candidate, and were abandoning his campaign before that. He did a mediocre job in Iowa and a worse job in New Hampshire.

Apparently, having large rally crowds doesn't automatically translate to large numbers of votes.