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Capital & Main
Eric Pape

How Trump Doubled Down on Hate Speech, Won Back the Far Right — and Bounced Back in the Polls

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on April 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

When Kamala Harris quickly took the lead in most national and swing state polls in early August and consolidated her advance deep into September, Donald Trump tried to move toward the center to win over potentially decisive moderate voters. On the far right, some saw this as betrayal. 

Christian nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes lambasted Trump for going weak-kneed on issues like abortion and the 2020 election results. Fuentes, recalling his past glee over MAGA, questioned whether it still made sense to vote for Trump.

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