Scott Lucas

San Francisco Magazine, Author of "How California Gave Us Trumpism"

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Contributing writer at San Francisco Magazine, Author of "How California Gave Us Trumpism."

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Donald Trump billed his presidential win as a triumph of Middle America over coastal liberalism -- made possible by the forgotten people of the Midwest and the South.

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Donald Trump billed his presidential win as a triumph of Middle America over coastal liberalism -- made possible by the forgotten people of the Midwest and the South.

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