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Whites who otherwise were able to tolerate a black president, Obama, because on certain issues he appealed to them on substance, Trump was able to reach down into some of those same people and pull out this racism inside them.

Allan Nairn

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Allan Nairn
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 1
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Morristown
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