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(Opinion) Polarizing politics harming US patriotism

2016-09-21 09:08:54       source:Global Times

September 20, 2016


"Recently, national polls of the US general election have begun to narrow and some polls even show that Republican candidate for US president Donald Trump is leading in key swing states and nationwide. The health condition of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and her recent comments about Trump supporters dramatically lowered her popularity rate, in addition to the email scandal. The Democrats have started to be panic and anxious, as Clinton's landslide lead has shrunk to a nail-biter competition.

Increasingly, the US academia and media have to analyze the consequences of a potential Trump presidency. One striking impact of a possible President Trump is to further accelerate the polarization of different political values among young Americans and diminish US patriotism. "


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