By Nicholas Vardy The republic had not seen a more divisive presidential election in its history.
On one side, you had the establishment candidate.
Funded by a cabal of deep-pocketed elites, he represented entrenched political interests and the continuation of the status quo.
He was a familiar, vetted and reliable ally. He would ensure that the increasingly corrupt and crony-driven political machine would continue to roll on.
On the other side stood the populists.
They lived far from the power centers of New York and Washington, D.C.
These unsophisticated rabble-rousers felt disenfranchised, exploited and ignored.
For them, the rapid technological change of recent decades was both dizzying and confusing.
An unwelcome …read more
