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Why did Donald Trump win the 2016 Election?

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President Donald Trump may have his faults, weaknesses and more gaffs than Joe Biden, but he tapped into something that got him elected in 2016. The President, like Virginia Wolfe and James Joyce, has a strong feel for streams of consciousness. Many people have observed this and written about it since his election. Now that he is running for re-election, it is time to analyze the motive behind his groundswell of support in rural America. Picture taken from the Fair Observer.com Peter Isackson  •  Sep 10, 2019 Most people who have written about Trump's political success have focused on the rhetoric of hate. They sincerely believe that hate is the motivation when the president speaks about race, gender, and immigration issues. They believe that his groundswell of support is reflecting that hate. They look at the name calling of Mexican migrants as "gang members and very bad people." When hate responses occur at these rallies, like when he asks, "Wha...