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    To the Point

    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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    3. 40:19Why the eclipse could 'make America great again'
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Producer

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Ron Brownstein

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

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      Christopher Borick

      Muhlenberg College

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      Robert Jeffress

      First Baptist Dallas

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Trump's base: Collapsing, holding fast or somewhere in between?
    1. 1:22US sailors missing after naval warship collision
    2. 7:57Trump's base: Why isn’t it crumbling?You’re reading this
    3. 40:19Why the eclipse could 'make America great again'
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