Neko, I think it is "self-evidently" natural to reflect upon elections in terms or our own self-interest, as MSW has done in the remark Elagabalus challenges.

I am far more dismayed by voters who  are persuaded to vote against their own self interest.

Assuming that indeed Trump's core voters are the undereducated whites angry about their insecurity arising from free trade, then surely they are is a colossal example of voting against self-interest. How do they end up voting alt-right for the delusion of trickle down economics, when it is the alt-left that would cater to their needs. How the hell do you vote against single payer "socialized" medicine and "socialized" tertiary education for your children?

Seriously, how does that happen? What are the mental gymnastics that gets one there.

(Do you think "socialized" will attack a nic tour de force?)