but it actually that the electorate isn’t representable by the options available.

Bring on direct democracy. If our representives don't represent us, we should get rid of the position.

The fact that the problem is acknowledged attracts some people.

The "problems" the fascists claim to address are often fabricated by, or exacerbated by, the very same fascists. Small boats: irrelevant. Sharia-law-controlled no-go zones: fiction. Immigrants taking yer jerbs: a malicious lie. And the underlying reality is that all those "issues" are racist dogwhistles.

It's a fallacy to assert that gullible, low-information, brainwashed voters believe what they do because of legitimate grievances. They parrot what they're told, and don't have the critical thinking abilities needed to realise that they're being manipulated.

Fascists don't get in by telling the truth on behalf of underserved groups. That's their narrative, but like all fascist narratives, it's a self-serving lie.

But you can clearly sense that the bird is flapping, because that is the one feature from the handful that is represented strongest in the shadow.

The working poor worried about their jobs is a frequent point every election and xenophobia is a cultural trait that has only recently been carpeted over these last few decades.

Both sides did try to appeal to this either in a "we'll guarantee your livelihood with taxes and welfare" or "we'll guarantee your livelihood by (aggressively) reducing foreign labour". The messages were there, but the media spun one narrative far better and the masses readily swallowed it, giving in to their latent fears. To me, that's a clear right-shift