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Out there, away from the nation’s liberal-leaning, coastal big cities, is another America – the one that elected President Donald Trump, and on the road this summer I traveled through that world.
Along the way, I found people in coffee shops, gas stations, restaurants and campgrounds, and I talked to them about our president.
It was a sobering education.
Again and again, I found the hold that Trump has on his people to be enduring. It is not a bond torn asunder when he makes impolitic Twitter remarks or backs away from campaign pledges.
Even Trump’s seeming betrayals of his base, such as framing a debt ceiling compromise with DEMOCRATS in Congress and leaving Republican congressional leaders slack-jawed, did not soften the loyalty of the core supporters.
Liberals might feel comfortable dismissing Trump’s support as the product of stupidity and bigotry, but the numbers are simply too large to make that argument plausible. He connected with millions in a way DEMOCRATS are incapable of doing.
The pro-Trump voices were the most fascinating and, from a media standpoint, least exposed.
Absorbing all this, I conclude Trump accomplished something. He exposed in a raw, indelible way just how deeply divided we are as a nation today.
As simple as it might sound, a first step would be to listen and identify areas of commonality where we can move on fronts overwhelmingly important to all Americans, from infrastructure to health care. A superb second step would be campaigns to oust those in Congress who spurn this road.
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article172928346.html