Easy
His Flat tax proposal was very popular, till his opponents started hitting on the loss of the Morgage deduction.
Forbes announces 4 changes to his proposal
1- Set the Personal Deduction equal to the Annual Minimum Wage --Every who makes less than Minimum drops of the tax rolls.
2- a up to 800$$ deduction/month [quick form from landlord of mogage holder show how much was paid ] for housing , if it costs more than this - the government is Helping not paying the whole thing.
3 - a 1200$$ standard Health deduction. this would include/cover health Insurance payments. If your annual health bill is more than 1200$$ Itemize
4- 3 tax brackets, if after these three deductions your net income left is less than 100,000$$ =10%
100,000 -> 500,000 =20%, over 500,000 = 30%
His Tv ads would point out that under this proposal almost all Workers with a gross income under 150,000$$ get a immediate 1 -> 2$$ /hour raise in disposal income.
He is elected in the biggest landslide since Washington,