Richard Nixon was creepy. LBJ was disgusting. Reagan was an empty shell. Carter was a wimp. The Bushes were simply mediocre. Clinton was sleezy. Obama was self-absorbed.
Politicians in general choose the profession to compensated for severe inner conflicts and anxieties and we elect ones who best reflect our own difficult "issues."
Trump represents a reaction to what the Dems are "offering" and their agenda is a reaction to his being a supreme asshole,
The fact that I feel he is the worst of the lot suggests to me that the nation is collectively messed up.