This position holds that Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2016 mainly because they disliked Hillary Clinton. It argues many ballots were a protest against the Democratic candidate—whose email scandal eroded trust—and that Trump appealed as a break from the political elite.
Supporting arguments · 2
- Donald Trump represented a break from the political eliteDonald Trump was an outsider, Meanwhile, Hilary Clinton was seen as an established part of the US political elite many of the disenfranchised wanted to dismantle.
- Hillary Clinton's email scandal eroded trust between the Democrats and the electorateWhen "Crooked Hillary" was subject to a CIA investigation, many of her supporters switched allegiance to Donald Trump.