> It is possible to view this as an isolated event or a trend. Coming on the heels of BREXIT this is a trend. It's a seductive idea but I think you're reading

> It is possible to view this as an isolated event or a trend. Coming on the heels of BREXIT this is a trend. It's a seductive idea but I think you're reading too much into this. It's hard to tell what people are really voting for when there are two options each of which encompasses a bunch of largely disparate policies. I wouldn't be surprised if a large amount of the Trump vote was just a vote against "political correctness" or one against Hillary as a person. Humans sure love patterns.