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Monthly Archives: February 2016
“Telling Like It Is,” Trump Comes Back to Punish the GOP Establishment
The “tell it like it is” tactic, so brilliantly portrayed in Donald Trump’s current campaign, has long been used as a forceful way of connecting with the voter. On the face of it, it is a form of plain-speaking, where the speaker says things … Continue reading
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