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The real reason Trump won: White fright

  • Written by Christopher Sebastian Parker, Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
imageWhat drew white voters to Donald Trump?AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

Many presidents have assumed the reins of a divided nation, but we’ve never seen anything like the reaction to Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential election.

It didn’t happen to Richard Nixon while the country was bitterly split over race and war.

Half of the country...

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