Communities’ sense of loss fuels Donald Trump phenomenon

In the rust belt regions of the US mid-west, Trump’s anti-establishment message is striking a cord with disaffected voters, writes Justin Gest

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigned in Youngstown, Ohio, where Democratic Party nominees have won virtually every significant election for decades.

Of the 109 city, Mahoning County and statewide elections held between 2000 and 2012, Democrats won all but five contests.