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If Donald Trump wins, it will be a seismic event.

Mara Liasson

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Mara Liasson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 13
Journalist
New York City
New York
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The enthusiasm for [Donald] Trump had gone up. The net result was it made people more supportive of him.
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Mitt Romney got 59 percent of the white vote in 2012, considered by many to be a high-water mark with this demographic group. Can [Donald] Trump win a higher share of white voters than Romney and get more of them to turn out?
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Donald Trump has said he wants to keep Medicare and Social Security the way they are. Congressman Price along with most Republicans are on record supporting voucherizing Medicare. So there are going to be some conflicts to resolve there.
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Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before.
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