On Trump: Make politics about government again
This was even more true for  candidate Donald Trump   whose most-discussed policy proposal â a border wall  to be paid for by Mexico â was widely acknowledged as more about symbolism than border control. Only 48% of  Trump 's own supporters believed  he  would build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it  according to an ABC/Washington Post poll from last September.
But that didn't stop  him  from winning the election.
Arguably  the sweeping nature of President Barack Obama's vision â hope and change â set  him  up for failure  too. A president can fix some policy problems but he's unlikely to change the country that much.
During  Trump 's presidency  special elections have shown elevated turnout for Democrats â not mostly among lower-income voters who stand to lose most if Obamacare were repealed  but among highly educated Democrats and independents who have lost the most cultural power due to  Trump 's ascendancy.
 Trump  has had success diverting American politics into discussion of cultural flashpoint issues with little nexus to government in part because  his  opponents share  his  eagerness to fight over such issues.
In a sense  downscale voters who shifted toward the Republicans for cultural reasons have so far been proved right about which issues to prioritize:  Trump  has not (yet) gutted Medicaid  and  he  has moved the cultural goalposts against "political correctness " whatever that is.
 Trump  has been mocked for  his  lack of policy accomplishments  but for some of  his  voters   he  delivers best if  he  implements no policies at all.
This was even more true for  candidate  [TGT]    whose most-discussed policy proposal â a border wall  to be paid for by Mexico â was widely acknowledged as more about symbolism than border control. Only 48% of  Trump 's own supporters believed  he  would build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it  according to an ABC/Washington Post poll from last September.
But that didn't stop  him  from winning the election.
Arguably  the sweeping nature of President Barack Obama's vision â hope and change â set  him  up for failure  too. A president can fix some policy problems but he's unlikely to change the country that much.
During  Trump 's presidency  special elections have shown elevated turnout for Democrats â not mostly among lower-income voters who stand to lose most if Obamacare were repealed  but among highly educated Democrats and independents who have lost the most cultural power due to  Trump 's ascendancy.
 Trump  has had success diverting American politics into discussion of cultural flashpoint issues with little nexus to government in part because  his  opponents share  his  eagerness to fight over such issues.
In a sense  downscale voters who shifted toward the Republicans for cultural reasons have so far been proved right about which issues to prioritize:  Trump  has not (yet) gutted Medicaid  and  he  has moved the cultural goalposts against "political correctness " whatever that is.
 Trump  has been mocked for  his  lack of policy accomplishments  but for some of  his  voters   he  delivers best if  he  implements no policies at all.