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Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds

A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions that explanation, the latest to suggest that Trump voters weren’t driven by anger over the past, but rather fear of what may come. White, Christian and male voters, the study suggests, turned to Mr. Trump because they felt their status was at risk.

 

Drain the swamp!

 

This is just a fancy yet meaningless way of saying, “You’re not the boss of me!”

 

No, Aussies are pretty upset because it's against the law to wear short-sleeved shirts there. I empathize.

 

Go to the Netherlands and be done in 5 minutes.

 

I read that PNAS paper this morning. The author's results aren't really as the NYT is framing them. Then again, the author's results aren't really as her paper frames them. "Whites losing status" was of very little influence ... party identification played a far, far larger role.

 

Looks pretty well-framed to me at a glance. Piss-poor headline, though.

“Party loyalty overwhelmingly explained how most people voted, but Dr. Mutz’s statistical analysis focused on those who bucked the trend, switching their support to the Republican candidate, Mr. Trump, in 2016.”