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Why Trump won | Batya Ungar-Sargon, Zaid Jilani and Nick Gillespie

Donald Trump has defied the odds – and the elites – to stage the political comeback of the century. Here, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Zaid Jilani and Nick Gillespie explain why Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris was so emphatic. They discuss Trump’s appeal to the working class, the complacency of the Democrats and why there’s no justification for the elite’s ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’.

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Kamala Harris and the revolt against identity politics

Americans have had enough of identity politics. As the US presidential election approaches, Kamala Harris is struggling with precisely the kinds of voters she is supposed to be inspiring. Black, Hispanic and Asian voters have been left cold by her outriders’ patronising claim that a mixed-raced woman in the White House would instantly boost their prospects and self-esteem. Meanwhile, Donald Trump – so often smeared as a ‘white supremacist’ – could chalk up the Republicans’ best result among blacks and Hispanics for 60 years. Having spent decades taking working-class and…

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