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Experts Miss Trump’s Enduring Presence in American Politics in Indiana Races

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Experts Miss Trump’s Enduring Presence in American Politics in Indiana Races
A sign hangs in the window of the Wicker Park Social Center polling place in Highland, Indiana, in a file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Salena Zito
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INDIANA—Tuesday evening’s primary race here in the Hoosier State once again proved that the press, both local and national, still does not understand the impact that President Donald Trump has on the electorate. Nor do they understand his enduring appeal, as Indiana Republican voters unequivocally sided with the challengers over those who voted down congressional redistricting last year.

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Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.