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Harris vs Trump: How America is teetering on a knife edge ahead of an extraordinary election

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Tuesday night ’s election offers the American electorate a clear choice.

Both parties have arrived at this point through extraordinary means.

The Republican Party has been reimagined in the voice and image of Donald Trump .

Both sides are convinced a victory for the other represents the death knell for America .

Slotkin’s book A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America offers a vivid interpretation of the evolution of the United States through prevailing mythologies.

He says the left has not made the same use of history as the right has been able to do.

Slotkin says he is more alarmed by the promise of authoritarian regime under Trump .

The Harris campaign accidentally stumbled on a slogan in the early days of her campaign: We’re Not Going Back.

It’s a vow that stands in perfect opposition to the wish of many Republicans who are hoping that a Trump presidency can transport them back to a vanished America of a thriving industrial heartland and better cost of living standards.

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65

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informal

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English

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51

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