Yep. An insecure candidate was able to foster fear of many things
"Trump's drumbeat of fear and resentment is more powerful with those who are fearful and resentful than fact-based conversations."
among many who felt the most insecure themselves. To your point, 100%, as is brought out in the fear Trump has been able to build
re terrorist attack, whereas fact is you have more chance of being hit by lightning that of getting caught up in a terrorist's mayhem.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”