The Election of Donald Trump

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Thomas J. Reese, SJ

 Thomas J. Reese, SJ / Issue 1702 / 1 March 2017

Surprise and astonishment was the almost universal response to the results of the presidential election in the United States. Practically all the experts were wrong in predicting that Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States.

Why were the polls and pundits wrong? Why did Donald Trump win? What does this say about the future of American politics? What difference will a Trump presidency make? What will be the role of the Church in the next four years?

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