Trump predicted to win 2016 based on pattern: if major demographic/electoral coalition is explicitly denigrated by political establishment, that coalition will consolidate support for the outsider candidate challenging that establishment.
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Speaker
John GrayEvidence Quote
“I said in August of uh 2016 that that I thought Trump would win... this description of voters or 40% of American voters by Hillary Clinton as um deplorables”
Source
Trump is just the beginning | John Gray on the future of American politics— The Institute of Art and IdeasCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:26:20 AM
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