"Who would have bet FASC survival versus
Trump being front runner for prez?"
Not me, although I don't think Trump will ever be front runner for POTUS even if he gets the Republican nomination.
The suspension and revocation of FASC was however always a distinct possibility, as I have consistently pointed out.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
Upton Sinclair
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
H. L. Mencken