The right can definitely exploit jingoism for support to some degree. But I don’t think the economic case is symmetrical. What is an actual lever, as powerful as welfare, which the Right could pull (even in other eras) to increase its support?
Re Trump, what matters is the overall incentive. If it’s a 55⁄45 trend, lots of people are going to buck the trend but it still exists. Trump couldn’t run on a platform of welfare and government spending cutbacks, to the policies are also winning independent of the politicians.
The right can definitely exploit jingoism for support to some degree. But I don’t think the economic case is symmetrical. What is an actual lever, as powerful as welfare, which the Right could pull (even in other eras) to increase its support?
Re Trump, what matters is the overall incentive. If it’s a 55⁄45 trend, lots of people are going to buck the trend but it still exists. Trump couldn’t run on a platform of welfare and government spending cutbacks, to the policies are also winning independent of the politicians.