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I'm going to be talking to a close observer of Trump's rallies,

an attendee of Trump's rallies,

the great Jared Yates sexton.

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plaid shirt guy, and what the rallies mean as Trump's base unravels.

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Joining me on the line to talk about Trump's weird rallies is Jared Yates sexton.

He's a professor at Georgia Southern.

His book, The People Are Gonna Rise, Like The Waters on Your Shore,

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