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Fame, money at the heart of US elections

After sailing to victory in Nevada and South Carolina and leaving the political establishment gobsmacked, Donald Trump has predicted that he will not only nab the GOP presidential nomination, but deliver the largest voter turnout in history.

Typical trumpery perhaps, but the blustery billionaire is now closer to the White House than many people would have imagined. With breath-taking speed, he has rewritten the rules of campaigning while holding up a middle finger to Fox News, Republican elders and even the pope.

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