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National Politics

GOP Leaders on Why People Voted for Trump

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Michelle O'Neill

Published December 16, 2016 at 6:18 PM CST

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Screenshot from election coverage by The Des Moines Register

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/09/donald-trump-won-iowa-pitch-perfect-message-iowans-desperate-change/93553216/ / The Des Moines Register

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Jeff Kaufmann, Ph.D., head of the Iowa Republican Party

https://twitter.com/kaufmanngop

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Jan Weber

http://www.henrycountyrepublicans.com/leadership.php / Henry Co. IL Republicans

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Judy Davidson, file April 2015

Michelle O'Neill / WVIK News

Since the election, republican party leaders in the Midwest have been answering a lot of questions about why so many people voted for Donald Trump.

On today's WVIK News Focus, Michelle O'Neill talks with three GOP officials, starting with the chair of the Iowa Republican Party.