: The Voters Are More Discouraged And Weary Than Angry* The rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump has led to much discussion of an angry, fearful American electorate, with some data supporting that, according to MSNBC. But people interviewed here described their feelings in terms more like discouragement than anger. In scores of interviews with voters in Eastern Iowa in the four days leading up to the caucuses, several themes emerged: *1. Those over age 60, both Democrats and Republicans, are worried that their children and grandchildren won’t have the same kind of life they did. Many had children who were struggling to find steady jobs or pay off college loans. In their words, this is not nostalgia, but an honest assessment of an America in which jobs are outsourced, careers fleeting and retirement pensions are increasingly non-existent. * Democratic race in Iowa likely to be decided by turnout* The voters under 50 were often experiencing this directly.
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