Ron Brownstein: Trump Supporters ‘Feel the Country Is Slipping Away from Them’

PEREIRA: "But, Ron, it seems that nothing catches up to him. Is this going to?" 
BROWNSTEIN: "Well, no. I think, real quick, I mean, look, I think for Trump supporters, this is an apocalyptic moment. I mean, when you talk about 'Make America Great Again,' the silent majority, the underpinning of all of that is the sense of anxiety about the cultural and demographics change transforming the country, the other 18 population, the majority non-white in this decade. I reported this week that white Christians for the first time in American history are less than half of the country. A lot of the people supporting Trump feel, demographically, that the country is slipping away from him, and that justifies any means necessary kind of approach to politics. So, that, I think, explains the intensity of his support. 
BROWNSTEIN: "-- time in American history, less than half of the country. A lot of the people supporting Trump feel, demographically, the country is slipping away from them. And that justifies an 'any means necessary' kind of approach to politics. So that, I think, explains the intensity of his support. But I also think it is limiting. Because I think, still, most Americans believe that the kind of “us against them” language and approach that he is pursuing is not the way to hold together what I call the kaleidoscope society that we are becoming. So you know, the intensity of this report is real. The big question, as we said before, is whether what he does to intensify his hold on his base also limits his potential reach within the Republican electorate within the country at large."
CAMEROTA: "Ron, Errol, happy Thanksgiving. Thanks so much."