Maybe stop calling Trump supporters dumb

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I went to the bank the day after the election (not to cash those Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton checks I was accused of taking at various points during the campaign). While waiting in line, a few people were talking about Clinton’s loss.

One person said to a couple others that Trump won because of those “rural” voters, and that people in cities, “you know, smarter people,” voted for Clinton.

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