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GOP erred in allowing Trump set their agenda

Mr Trump, the New York real estate magnate, has wrecked the Republican Party. The tragedy is that in a democracy, xenophobes and racists like Mr Trump can win big elections. But will he? PHOTO: COURTESY

It's the silly season in America, one of the most formidable states ever created. But for this land of immigrants, this season isn't quite your usual silly. In fact, it is anything but silly.

That's because the Republican nominee for President of the United States — one Donald Trump — has upset several cherished traditions of American democracy. While Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermonter who almost pulled a miracle against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, stretched the liberatory potential of liberalism, Mr Trump was becoming a sinister bloviator.

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