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I don't think it's attention that his voters were looking for. Some percentage (maybe 25%) of Trump voters either liked his "in your face" style or just plain wanted to give the establishment a big FU. Another 60% or so voted for Trump because they couldn't fathom 4-8 years of Hillary in the White House. The other 15% were just plain sick and tired of being called racist, tired of being told they couldn't succeed without direct government help and tired of being taken for granted by an establishment that generally ignored them other than when it came time to vote. People simply got tired of being pandered to by both parties.
I think our difference may be more semantic than real. I had something very similar to your 25% in mind with "attention."