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