AntiTrumpAlliance

Appreciate you taking the time to break it down! I see where you're coming from and I'm sure all these 3 groups exist, but I see it quite differently. I'd say the first two groups are very niche compared to the 3rd, to the point where they don't matter much.

Way I see it, the average maga voter is a much simpler beast. As an outsider, I view Americans - especially people outside of the two big cities which act as cultural centers - as a happy go lucky bunch in their core. There's these generations after the first settlers who found it easy compared to the rest of the world to make money and live prosperously. That makes them very open and positive to the point where they seem gullible sometimes. These people have been seeing their quality of life deteriorate as capitalism inadvertently pushes wealth to the rich and they feel deeply betrayed by the previous administrations of career politicians. They want things to go back to better times and their lack of education points them in the wrong direction. They are not inherently racist but they are afraid of the future. Fear makes them huddle close to the familiar. It's super easy to blame the foreign for one's problems and that's what we see here too. That's why you'll see the pattern where they're hostile towards foreigners but at the same time if they know you personally you get a pass. Juan is a good Mexican, it's those others that are up to no good. They view Don as a successful businessman - probably because of too much Fox as you said - and they also recognize that he is different in the way that he speaks and acts. He's raw and simple, doesn't hide what he ultimately wants, it's a stark difference from normal politicians. From there, it all goes downhill with the injection of racism and national pride. Ultimately, from Nixon onwards to say the least, all administrations have consistently contributed to the slow decay of the American middle class and people want actual change. Obama failed them miserably because he looked and acted different but his policies were not. So now it's time for the unhinged ultra right to have a go. If this doesn't lead to the end of the world somehow, we might see a swing of the pendulum. Doubtful without a big investment in basic education but one can only hope.