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Bring country back? Where did we go?

I often hear the words “Trump will bring our country back.” I am perplexed. Where has our country gone or who has taken it?

Michael Der Manouel Sr., writes “We are going to get our country back through [Trump’s] leadership as president.”

First, our country has not gone anywhere and under the leadership of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama became normalized after Republican presidents. Secondly, Trump will not get more than 39 percent of the popular vote.

Time to get realistic.

Rudy Banuelos, Fresno

This story was originally published June 30, 2016 at 4:38 PM with the headline "Bring country back? Where did we go?."

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