Part of Trump's success in 2016 was his appeal to the former greatness of America, which resonated most with those who remembered what it was like in this country before the elites shipped their jobs to China.
Americans are not working up to their potential because it's not worth it. They have voted with their feet. 2019 was but a shadow of what might have been.
No cash, no hope, no jobs, no bacon. Alcohol, drugs, and accidental death.