It's no mystery that Trump got elected. People were simply doing what they do in most election years: they were looking for a savior who would magically change their lives for the better.
I've watched this go on since 1960. Kennedy's slogan was "A time for greatness." Nixon used (among others) "This time, vote like your whole world depended on it." Carter claimed "A Leader, for a Change." Reagan hinted at better times with "Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?" Clinton told us "It's Time to Change America." Bush Jr. advertised himself as a "Reformer with Results." Obama promised "Hope and Change." And The Most Unavoidable Man on the Planet touted "Make America Great Again." All were elections in which the White House changed parties, and each winning candidate promised change for the better. Enough of the country bought it on each occasion to get that candidate elected to office.
Of course, things didn't change much, nor is that ever likely to happen in the future. The faces change, the parties in power change, and perhaps some policies change, but human nature doesn't change. It's all about money and power, and it's been that way throughout all of recorded history.
