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    Donald Trump and a Divided America

    Negative ratings for Donald Trump are off the chart, but he beat 16 other Republicans to become the Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Reporters and fact checkers say much of what he says isn't true, but do his supporters really care what he's saying?

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 22, 2016 • 32m Listen

    Negative ratings for Donald Trump are off the chart, but he beat 16 other Republicans to become the Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Reporters and fact checkers say much of what he says isn't true, but do his supporters really care what he's saying? Theories of what constitutes Trump Nation include anxiety about the global economy, demographic change, a sense of political betrayal and racism. We hear what it's like at Trump rallies across the country and get different theories about how he's struck a chord with millions of Americans. Whether he wins or loses, what does it mean for the nation…now and in the future?

    NOTE: Today's interview with Trump supporters were gathered by our public radio partners, KERA in Texas and KQED in San Francisco.

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    Donald Trump and a Divided America
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Jared Yates Sexton

      Georgia Southern University / New Republic / Atticus Review

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      Paul Taylor

      author and demographer

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      Michael Barone

      Washington Examiner / American Enterprise Institute

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Donald Trump and a Divided America
    1. 1:53Trump Unloads on Hillary in Major Speech
    2. 8:51Donald Trump and a Divided AmericaYou’re reading this
    3. 42:00The Fight to Train Doctors under Siege in Syria
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