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Steve Lopez: Michelle Obama for president. The only one who can beat Trump?

LOS ANGELES_When I walked into his South Los Angeles barbershop Thursday morning, Lawrence Tolliver had a question. Did I think Donald Trump would be reelected.

Yes, I said. His supporters are rabid, no matter what he says or does. We're looking at a trillion-dollar deficit, and the GOP - the party of fiscal conservatism - just shrugs. Consumer prices are rising because of tariffs and a recession is feared, but Trump's populist supporters don't mind.

We didn't get the promised cheaper and better healthcare. The national infrastructure program never happened. The party of family values adores a man who mocked women's looks and lied about secret payments to a

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