I’ve run and led several consultancies since I started my communications business under the Paul Robbins & Associates name when I first put out a shingle as a political and public relations consultant many years ago.

For some time now, institutions overall have been grappling with a loss of power, even relevance. The rules of the road and the traditional top-down orientation in the world order of things have been turned upside down.

Yes, Donald Trump can win the presidency. There, I said it.

Whether Donald Trump speaks to your frustration with politics and Washington or, conversely, you worry he may not have the temperament to be the next president, one thing is clear—he’s turning presidential politics on its head.