Peggy gets it. A a little over 200 years ago the disconnection was summed up in four words from the "protected." Let Them Eat Cake. The result was not pretty for those that ignored the warnings all around them and continued to treat the population as their vassals.
If our political class, the professionals, want to know what made Trump possible, they only need to look in the mirror. They should be thankful we have the tradition of the ballot box - they should thank our founders who they ignore and even disparage - because withou that traditional outlet the only recourse for the unprotected would be bloodshed...and the blood that would flow would be mostly that of those that thought themselves "protected" from the harsh cruelty of the real world.