Can Preference Falsification Explain Some of These Outcomes?

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In some ways, it seemed as if the private preferences of californians was not being revealed in the protest that we saw on the streets. Tomore: It's revealing that trump did not lose ground among the very groups who ware said to be affected the worst by his presidency. Can preference falsification explain some of these outcomes to mo absolutely? I think this probably explains why trump didn't lose ground among african americans and why he even gained ground among moslems.

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