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Doyle McManus: Despite the Age of Trump, candidates' pitches sound … normal

Every presidential campaign needs a narrative - a story the candidate tells to explain why he or she should be elected.

George W. Bush's narrative relied on fear to win reelection in 2004, the dark days of the war on terror. Barack Obama's call for hope and change vaulted him to the White House four years later.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump was too dangerous to be president. Trump said it was time for a change - and that Clinton was "corrupt."

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