How Trumpism Outlasts Trump. The Strength of his Support.

10/13/18
 
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from TIME Magazine,
10/4/18:

I don’t like everything my wife does,” he says, “but I still love her.

Trump’s strong support in the rural heartland offers a window into his resilience among Republican voters across the country. It’s not just farmers who are weighing the pros and cons of Trump’s controversial presidency and coming down on his side. The business community nationwide hates tariffs but finds plenty to like in the December 2017 tax law, which cut individual and corporate rates. Some suburban Republicans can’t stand Trump’s bombastic style but find smug, knee-jerk liberals even worse. As long as he’s owning the opposition and shaking up Washington, they’re with him.

How Trumpism Will Outlast Trump.

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