tl/dr: "MacWilliams studies authoritarianism... a psychological profile of individual voters that is characterized by a desire for order and a fear of outsider

tl/dr: "MacWilliams studies authoritarianism... a psychological profile of individual voters that is characterized by a desire for order and a fear of outsiders. People who score high in authoritarianism, when they feel threatened, look for strong leaders who promise to take whatever action necessary to protect them from outsiders and prevent the changes they fear... He polled a large sample of likely voters... Not only did authoritarianism correlate, but it seemed to predict support for Trump more reliably than virtually any other indicator."