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Tim Libretti, PhD

Oct 31, 2020

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We Must Understand How Trump Has Been Abusing America

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Recently Anand Giridharadas told the story of Don, an 87 year-old veteran living in California suburb who supported Donald Trump in 2016 and historically had been a diehard republican. This year he will be voting for Joe Biden.

The story of historically republican voters abandoning Trump for Biden is not in itself remarkable; it’s actually pretty prevalent these days.

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Professor of Literature, Political Economy enthusiast, Dad, always thinking about the optimal world

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