There was an interesting article on yahoo finance http://finance.yahoo.com/news/this-is-where-the-angriest-americans-are-184503362.html about the angriest states. The article looks at the states most effected by globalization, trade deals and offshoring. While it may not be a perfect analysis it was interesting to s. Without ee Michigan ranked as number 11. The main point was that the angrier the state the more likely they were to lean Trump or Sanders. Bill Clinton signed NAFTA and Hillary Clinton was initially in favor of the TPP until it became a negative in the eyes of the voters. This is why I find this class so important: the economic activities of other countries has direct impacts on the election of our president. It also shows part of why the country seems to be so fractured between those wanting huge change and those supporting the status quo.