I’m listening to One Nation After Trump by E. J. Dionne, Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, and Thomas E. Mann. I got it for Christmas, and I am learning a great deal.
Today I learned that many Trump voters are disconnected from their communities. Few of them have been engaged with their local governments, volunteer groups, or community organizations.
The authors point out that Trump rallies are composed of people who have very little interaction with one another. They come into an arena, cheer their hero, and then go home. They don’t walk precincts. They don’t phone bank. They are really alienated not only from their communities but also from each other. Trump gives them a sense that they are part of something bigger.
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