An astute analysis, over all. I would have greater confidence if voters, by and large, were rational players, acting in their own best interests. But history has shown repeatedly that raw emotional appeals, based on fear and resentment, can easily sway people to rally behind fascist demagogues, especially when hateful, outraged propaganda is pumped into their living rooms nightly by shameless and vicious “personalities” like Rush Limbaugh or Tucker Carlson, all underwritten by huge infusions of corporate money. Reason is almost powerless against this kind of deliberate sowing of outright, demonization, and lies.