A lot of Republicans for some reason think Hillary should be in prison right now. My dad even said it to me yesterday. It's a strong mythology that the Republican party has built into their base.
Chris Christie just called Trump’s campaign a “movement,” echoing Sanders’s frequent calls for a political “revolution.” Although dramatic calls for change are not unusual in elections, such rhetoric made me think about why candidates in both parties are calling for such sweeping change. The economy is actually doing pretty well and has improved since the Great Recession, but Americans still perceive it to be bad.
Other than the economy, maybe there are different reasons for the unrest in each party. Democrats see injustices suffered by people of color, women and the middle class, while Trump supporters are watching the Islamic State group, undocumented immigration and the legalization of gay marriage and feel like their values are under attack. It’s one of the main reasons why, though there are some similarities between the Trump and Sanders campaigns, you really shouldn’t lump them together.