Understanding the Trump Voter

Yes, Donald Trump has fallen behind in the national polls. All of them. But here’s a number you don’t hear enough: 41 percent of voters are still supporting him. Four out of every 10 people.

Who are they, exactly?

In the latest episode of The Run-Up, we spoke with a man who may be better qualified than anyone to answer that question: J. D. Vance, who grew up in the heart of Mr. Trump’s America, Appalachia, where stubborn poverty, economic decay and class resentment were as firmly rooted as the coal mines. CONT.

Michael Barbaro, New York Times

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