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Making excuses for the millions of Americans who still support a maniac
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The Scapegoat Coalition Is the Governing Coalition
Hate Is Not a Distraction
Donald Trump’s political strength does not survive despite his bigotry. It depends on it.
The source describes an administration producing economic pain, institutional decay, environmental damage, military dysfunction, and attacks on voting rights. Yet Trump retains fierce loyalty because he offers supporters a politically useful explanation for every failure: someone weaker, less white, less wealthy, less Christian, or less protected supposedly took what belonged to them.
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