2016: The year of the disaffected voter

Published May 18, 2016 4:03am ET



The fact that Donald Trump is the Republican presumptive nominee and Bernie Sanders is still chugging along in the Democratic primary can mean only one thing: Voters are pissed off. With 94 million Americans out of the workforce, middle class voters seeing wages decline, and the average college graduate facing $35,000 in student loan debt with few job prospects, it is no wonder people are so angry.

These disaffected voters could be Hillary Clinton’s undoing and propel Trump to the White House.

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