I think you are right...not just for religious reasons but as a practical matter as well. Trump can't deliver the 1950s to his constituency....in a globalized world.

I do think there are some regional issues here as well. 

I just live streamed a business conference in LA that family was involved in relative to development issues...jobs, transportation and housing...and I was struck again at the power of a state like CA...

California itself, depending on your choice of formula ranks as 6th, 7th or 8th as a nation in the world economy....and the folks at this conference representing all levels of govt and the private sector, were discussing and implementing much change that was not federally financed....but indeed was a mix of state, local and private finance....and not only that it was working...

I remember thinking to myself pre election that these guys in LA were a power for good that was local and very effective. AND Not all that dependent on the White House.