Jun 4, 2020

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Trump Sees 2020 as 1968. He’s Wrong.

“Law and order” campaigning and the perils of misinterpreted history.

President Trump is attempting to model his reelection campaign on President Nixon’s “law and order” message that was successful over fifty years ago.

According to the New York Times:

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Trump Sees 2020 as 1968. He’s Wrong.

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