The current narrative—working-class white support took Trump to the White House—may be specious
The popular notion right now is that Trump rode a wave of working-class white support to victory, with attention shifting in the media from Trump’s perceived weaknesses (racism, sexism, every -ism) to his alleged strength in channeling economic anxiety. Trump voters "are the people who have been the acceptable sacrifices for our trade and wage-deflating immigration policies that do boost our economy overall ... just not for them."