> For a chunk of the electorate the status quo wasn’t working for them.

No doubt. But voting for someone who openly makes the worst parts of the status quo worse isn’t a solution either. If the current situation isn’t working for you, choosing to make it more difficult on yourself is nonsensical.

> The ‘status quo’ may have been fine for you hence why you think that was better to continue

I’m not American. But please do elucidate me on which groups exactly were being handed a bad hand by the status quo and are now better off. I think the answer will be quite enlightening.