Heh, I would like to think that perhaps, after seeing what happened here in the US, was that those who opposed the right wing candidate, rather than saying, Meh, he can't win, no one would vote for him, realized, wow, apathy can get the unlikely candidate elected,and got to the polls. Noah did say there was a high percentage of voters.
Here, supposedly, one issue was that we city dwellers figured there was no way he'd get elected, and many people cast protest votes for a third party and many others simply didn't vote.
Being married to a Green Card (resident alien) holder, we've already noticed the effects. The Green Card holder lines at major Northeast airports are much, much longer than they used to be as they pull more people aside for detailed questioning. And she's from Japan, which is, so far, an ally.
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