Even with hindsight, most white people seem to be in denial of the ferocity of the backlash against a black man being elected president in a glaringly racist country. Republicans scorched the earth around him. Democrats in Congress worked against him to score political points with their districts.
If you’ve ever wondered how we wound up with a Trump presidency, the story starts with Obama’s election, and ends with the nomination of Hillary Clinton.
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