Is there really going to be a President Trump?

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In England we're all a little bemused by the US elections this time around, especially as we're just starting to wake up to the fact that Donald Trump actually does have a chance of becoming (well) the most powerful man on the planet. I'm torn really, I take a small amount of interest in American politics and am finding it increasingly bizarre that a guy like this should be in the running. While I agree with some of what he says, I disagree with much more and have found myself wondering if the American public are behind him because they agree with his stance on the country and the world - or because they are so disenchanted with the way things are going they're prepared to back anyone who talks and seems 'different'. I hope that doesn't come across as patronising, and as we're in a 'same but different' political point in the UK I am genuinely interested in the thought process behind voting for such a controversial celebrity (other than the fact Hillary is a deceitful glory hunter, of course). Is 'The Donald' really the cream rising to the top, or is there just no one else to get behind in the US these days?