Though Mr. Trump's rise has been examined ad nauseam, no one seems to agree who bears the most responsibility. Bianna Golodryga at Yahoo! explains.

1. Who Created
DONALD TRUMP?
Bianna Golodryga, Yahoo! News

2. Donald Trump
certainly has enough
charm to woo American
voters — all the way to
frontrunner status,
no less.

3. But his bombast has politicians, pundits, and everyday
joes and janes on both sides of the aisle expressing shock
at the power of his supporting mass.

4. So what contributed to his ascension and appeal?

5. So what contributed to his ascension and appeal?
How did he so quickly become a Republican frontrunner?

6. So what contributed to his ascension and appeal?
How did he so quickly become a Republican frontrunner?
Who created Mr. Trump?

7. Many blame the GOP and the Republican Party.

8. Their perceived failure to deliver for struggling
working-class voters led many Americans to resent the
establishment and its stale promises, its devotion to
donors and ideology over the needs of the people.

9. Others blame President Obama.

10. The
theory is that
7 years of a supposedly weak,
cool Obama Administration has
led voters to go for the exact
opposite: a hot-headed, blunt
demagogue-type
strongman.

11. Others blame progressive ideologies — in particular,
political correctness and so-called “social justice
warriors” — for Trump’s rise.

12. As the theory goes, Trumpism is an overreaction to an
extreme progressivism that feels threatening and
belittling to many.

13. But perhaps as much as or more than any specific party
is at fault, the media is too.

14. So which is it?

15. Candidates that triumph reflect the populace that propels them,
and on a broader level, the nation as a whole.
One thing is for sure...

16. In other words, one way
or another, Donald Trump
is a product of
American culture.

17. Read the full article at
BiannaGolodryga.com