It's the Economic Inequality, Stupid! The Gaping Wound that led to Trump's Win

The people didn't ask for Donald Trump, they asked for change and settled for Trump. It was the change Obama had promised eight years ago. While Trump fired up some pre-existing xenophobic elements of the Republican base, what delivered him the victory that eluded his Republican predecessors was an appeal to the "forgotten men and women" i.e the working class. Venting at the 'establishment' - was a way to articulate the deep anger driven by ever increasing economic inequality and political power...