It's certainly true that Trump appeals to outright racists and nativists. He is, first and foremost, the product of a Republican Party that has exploited extremism since President Obama took office. GOP leaders should be called to account whenever they try to prettify Trump by ignoring his assaults on Mexican-Americans and Muslims.   Nonetheless, to ignore the real pain experienced by Trump voters is an even bigger mistake. E J Dionne

 

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In a timely paper that will be presented at next month's American Political Science Association meeting, "Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism," Ronald F. Inglehart of the University of Michigan and Pippa Norris of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government https://research.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=1401