Making sense of the Trump victory

Charles Murray explains how many of us are insulated from working class America.

I found his bubble quiz to be difficult to answer. I grew up in a pseudo-bubble. My parents were educators but not at the college level. Perhaps the mere fact that I found the bubble quiz difficult to take speaks volumes.

Northern Virginia is unique in itself and probably gives a false negative on bubble-dom.

TAKE THE BUBBLE QUIZ

Virginia looks like a red state from a distance.  It’s obvious Virginia would have gone for Trump if Northern Virginia counties had not kicked in late.  Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun saved the day for Clinton.

Do you believe Northern Virginia insulates us from the rest of the country?