Much of the support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this primary season is a direct result of the frustration of working class Americans, according to conservative economist Charles Murray. “Trumpism,” a term Murray invented, describes the way white, middle class Americans have rallied around the candidate who promises to restore jobs and create a more stable living for those who have not experienced the same degree of economic recovery as the rest of the country in the recent years. Trump has promised to punish corporations that outsource production by increasing taxes on the products they try to sell in the United States. He has also built his campaign on being an outsider from Washington, D.C.’s political elite, furthering his appeal among those who feel marginalized by the ruling class. “There is a sense that the people who run the country are a separate group of people who don’t like them, who don’t understand them, and who have been punishing them,” Murray said.

outsourcing — obtain (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier, especially in place of an internal source working class — the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work