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Found this editorial really interesting. Explains where a lot of Trump's support is coming from

But Trump voters also have real economic insecurities. A generation ago, they could aspire to well-paid, low-skill jobs. Now many of them have poorly paid, low-skill jobs.

At the same time, these same people have lost their voice in politics. They have voted Republican for decades, but they are increasingly angry at the GOP. What Mr. Trump has done is give them a voice. He has turned their frustration into outright anger and pointed it toward China and Mexico. Blaming free trade rings true to them, for good reason.

There is one more thing, though, and this is where it gets so ugly: Analyses of Mr. Trump’s voters show that they are concentrated in states that have higher rates of racial animus, especially toward black people. Mr. Trump shamelessly endorses his voters’ bigotry – something no mainstream Republican has dared to do. This is why his supporters love to boast that their man “tells it like it is” and “says what he thinks.” He is saying what they think.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opini...service=mobile