its an interesting result though... of course I am pleased that a fascist party didn't win... but the voter breakdown is interesting...
its seems, upon a high level view, that these populist movements are more rural in nature...Brexit, Le Pen, Trump (to a lesser degree) had their base of support in the small towns, rural communities.
that divide between rural and urban, conservative and liberal is becoming more pronounced, not less over time.
With the continued movement to urban populations centers, i wonder if there will eventually be a redrawing of districts? The gerrymandering of congressional districts is pretty much out of control in the US and the balance of power at the states level is skewed as a consequence.
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