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

Diana Mutz of the School of Arts and Sciences and Annenberg School for Communication discussed her study, which has joined a chorus of research analyzing the 2016 Republican presidential campaign’s appeal to white, Christian, and/or male voters. Studies have found that many were motivated by what they perceived as their loss of privilege and status.

・ From The New York Times