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Trump's base: Why isn’t it crumbling?

Donald Trump was an unlikely presidential candidate, whose confidence was unbounded. He once boasted, " I could stand in the middle of Fifth Ave and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters."

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By Warren Olney • Aug 21, 2017 • 1 min read

Donald Trump was an unlikely presidential candidate, whose confidence was unbounded. He once boasted, " I could stand in the middle of Fifth Ave and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters." Now he's president, with a substantial base of supporters still behind him -- despite scandals, legislative failures and public comments that divide the nation. Overall support is declining, but few fellow Republicans have been willing to call him out — fearing a backlash from those hard-core devotees. That's political reality in the short run, but how long will it last? We'll look at the consequences for the GOP as the electorate is relentlessly changing.

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    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Director of Content, News

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    Ron Brownstein

    Senior Editor, The Atlantic; political analyst, CNN; author

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    Muhlenberg College

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    First Baptist Dallas

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