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Hutchinson: Biden Defeated Trump, But Trumpism is Still Alive
Political analyst says Trump’s band of fanatical followers aren’t going away
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a veteran political analyst and author of several books on politics. He’s also appeared as a pundit on FOX News and MSNBC. He hosts a radio show on Pacifica. This is my conversation with him on the results of the November election:
Were you surprised at the outcome of the election? Did you think it was going to be a landslide?
No, but I predicted a relatively comfortable win for Biden.
Do you think Trump’s election challenges will be a success? And what is the long-term goal? A CNN report claimed some Republican legislators say they don’t believe the challenges are valid, but they can’t say that publicly.
He has zero chance. All state election officials have confirmed the election went smoothly with no fraud.
Trump is finished. His election was an aberration in many ways. However, Trumpism isn’t. The racial, no-nothing, raw bigoted nativism that spawned Trump will continue to create mischief for years to come. —…
