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Although 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and the MAGA movement struggle in urban areas, rural areas are another matter. Much of Trump’s hardcore support comes from rural areas, especially rural areas that are predominantly white. In their new book, “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy,” authors Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman describe the link between MAGA authoritarianism and the economic and health problems plaguing rural areas. But unlike others who have written on that subject, Schaller and Waldman hold white rural voters accountable for their actions and do not…

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