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How Trump Happened

Donald Trump's chances of winning the US presidency may be lower than Hillary Clinton's, but the odds of shooting oneself in Russian roulette are also lower than surviving. The fact that Americans are even willing to play the game should be a wake-up call for political elites.

NEW YORK – As I have traveled around the world in recent weeks, I am repeatedly asked two questions: Is it conceivable that Donald Trump could win the US presidency? And how did his candidacy get this far in the first place?

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