11-21-2016, 03:04 PM
There is a possibility that Trump has gained a white working-class voter base that accepts racism or xenophobia. He has promised some economic things that appealed to this base, like an infrastructure spending bill and better trade deals. In other respects though, his promises depend on supply-side trickle-down economics that gives big breaks to "free market" corporations and business. This is purely right wing. It is a strange and motley mixture, but the right-wing elements predominate. And they hurt the people, regardless of race.
He is unlikely to fulfill on his promises, even though his positive thinking, self-esteem skills help him (and help him to deceive the people and keep up some popularity). But there's plenty of whites on both right and left that don't approve of enormous increases to the debt, as Trump proposes (both through spending and tax cuts). And getting better trade deals seems unlikely. He is a good deal maker, but politics is different than business, and his insults against religions and nations are far more relevant to whether he can succeed at this game, than in his business dealings where these aren't a factor.
He is unlikely to fulfill on his promises, even though his positive thinking, self-esteem skills help him (and help him to deceive the people and keep up some popularity). But there's plenty of whites on both right and left that don't approve of enormous increases to the debt, as Trump proposes (both through spending and tax cuts). And getting better trade deals seems unlikely. He is a good deal maker, but politics is different than business, and his insults against religions and nations are far more relevant to whether he can succeed at this game, than in his business dealings where these aren't a factor.