The Politics of Resentment Wash From the U.S. to the U.K.

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Its long-term impact on the U.S. presidential race is unclear.

By David Catanese | Senior Politics Writer June 24, 2016, at 11:33 a.m.

Britain's exit from the European Union is a seismic global event that will reorder international relationships and roil financial markets. Its long-term impact on U.S. domestic politics are murky and disputed. But the immediate effect of the nationalistic vote that spurned an elite government institution is the striking parallel with the politics of resentment fueling the U.S. presidential race.

Just as the hierarchical political class here at home all along doubted Donald Trump's capability to win over the masses, international leaders expressed "explosive shock" at the United Kingdom's decision.

Just as Trump has stoked a populist sentiment with his calls for an "America first" approach, Britain's voters declared their thirst for autonomy from a Eurocentric bureaucracy that they felt didn't prioritize their interests.

And just as anti-immigration fervor among working class voters propelled Trump's advance in early primary states like New Hampshire and South Carolina, the lower-income areas most consumed by migrant tensions in the U.K. – like the West Midlands and the North West – pushed the "leave" vote over the top.

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