Great question, interesting answer.
I think it has some merit, but again, I think the pundits fail to understand a lot of the Trump support is the resulting of what Perot advanced decades ago.
This energy was embraced by the left, then, for they figured out it would fragment the conservative voters.

This energy is growing, as the middle class is shrinking, which is where so much of the campaign promises are directed, but as this article points out, forgotten when once elected, they have to go back to serving their masters.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/06/hillary-clinton-democra...