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385 | Wesley Lowery: Backlash Politics from Obama 2008 to the Summer of 2020 and Beyond

The Realignment

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The Importance of Values Versus Policy Debate

The ground zero mosque was an important turning point in the rise of Donald Trump, according to a New York Times writer. The Muslims put together a community center not far from the site of the World Trade Center after 9/11 and it became something that was extensively demagogued by right-wing politicians. Rush Limbaugh: "It's actually most helpful to judge Donald Trump, not by 2015, not even by like build the wall"

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