Many political analysts have tried to pinpoint the reasons why Donald Trump, a political outsider, has won the Republican party’s presidential nomination. A new Gallup analysis offers one clue: Americans who view Trump favorably are significantly more likely than other Americans to report feeling financially insecure. The large gap in financial insecurity persists even after controlling for income, education, occupation, party affiliation and various other measures of objective economic circumstances. CONT.
Jonathan Rothwell, Gallup