The political scientist who saw Trump’s rise coming

In the summer of 2015, most of the political world still thought Donald Trump’s candidacy was a joke.

Norm Ornstein didn’t. … And in an August 2015 piece for the Atlantic titled “Maybe this time really is different,” he made that case. …

So here’s his explanation for how he got it right, why so many political scientists got it wrong — and how likely it is he thinks Trump will actually win the general election. CONT.

Andrew Prokop, Vox

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