In my opinion, many, and possibly the majority, of those voters aren't extremists, but simply frustrated, and have been frustrated for decades. It's not really about extremism, it's simply about "My father in the 1970s could buy a house and a car and have a comfortable life. with only a high school degree. I have a college degree, and ca…
In my opinion, many, and possibly the majority, of those voters aren't extremists, but simply frustrated, and have been frustrated for decades. It's not really about extremism, it's simply about "My father in the 1970s could buy a house and a car and have a comfortable life. with only a high school degree. I have a college degree, and can still barely afford a tiny studio apartment working two jobs?" (note that this is primarily a a white-centric view, which of course very much aligns with the "burn the house down" voting patterns).
These voters have felt neglected by both major parties for decades. They aren't primarily looking to "burn the house down" but see that as the only way to get heard at all.
In my opinion, many, and possibly the majority, of those voters aren't extremists, but simply frustrated, and have been frustrated for decades. It's not really about extremism, it's simply about "My father in the 1970s could buy a house and a car and have a comfortable life. with only a high school degree. I have a college degree, and can still barely afford a tiny studio apartment working two jobs?" (note that this is primarily a a white-centric view, which of course very much aligns with the "burn the house down" voting patterns).
These voters have felt neglected by both major parties for decades. They aren't primarily looking to "burn the house down" but see that as the only way to get heard at all.