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What the polls refused to tell us

IT DOESN’T EXACTLY ROLL OFF THE TONGUE, does it? President-elect Donald J. Trump.

A campaign that began with him blithely riding down an escalator ends with him boldly ascending to the highest office in the land.

Polls missed it. Pundits dismissed it. Prognosticators blew it. For decades, millions upon millions of Americans have felt looked down upon and left behind. They were mad as hell. On Nov. 8, they declared in unison: Enough.

Their vote was their voice. And the resounding electoral echo

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