[James]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..Jack_ posted this article in another thread yesterday and it's an excellent read...

https://www.theguardian.com/membersh...uncie-election

..I know it's only one person's take on one American 'middletown' so not necessarily a complete representative or even accurate, we don't know but it does make so much sense also and interestingly suggests that 'character' doesn't play that big a part, with some who voted for Trump possibly not even liking anything about his character, feeling he has nothing to admire about him at all or to be able to relate to etc...but more that he just doesn't represent what is felt has taken away virtually everything that 'middletowns' have been built on, stripped away generations of familiars and left a feeling of such 'abandonment'...immigration is a factor as well and all of the other things that have been mentioned over time, it's a mixture of all of it to the point of a disillusioned society and Hilary, being establishment represented that disillusionment...her 'corruption' not being such a factor and Trump's prejudices not so much either.../it's just the biggest ENOUGH..!!!!!!!!!!!...ever, in saying...where do we fit in, what happened to our world and what did you all governments do for our benefit in progression.../anyways, it's an excellent read if you have time, James...

I've skimmed that article. Here's another one that was linked on here before - http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reason...e-talks-about/

Some people in America will always vote Republican and some Democrat - there's a culture war. There's a group in the middle which decides which way presidential elections go, and from what I can see, I really think the main reason Trump won was that Hillary is so disliked by so many people.

It wasn't really a vote in favour of Trump, and what he's said, but a vote against Hillary. A different candidate would probably have beaten Trump.