I actually think that wealth gap is a big part of the reason the election turned out the way it did. Unfortunately at least right now people are finding out that many of the promises were empty and that it really didn't fix the problems they thought it would. Sadly, there are others who are still holding out hope things will change and they are likely going to be very disappointed when they finally realize nothing is going to change.
I don't think the average person really understands how economies work at even a basic level. They are making decisions in an election on items that they feel something about, without considering how they are going to feel when the bills come in that the people have to pay.
Yeah, I think that is likely very true. I am even prone to that as well. My knowledge of economies is probably just stuff I gathered here on HIVE. Then you have people who vote based on a single issue like abortion or something like that and it leads to ill-informed decisions.