When Trump announced his candidacy, this was only the trailer. Of a very long horror movie … When America staggers to the polls on Tuesday, it will mark the end of a political season that has felt at times as if Hieronymus Bosch were directing episodes of Crossfire crosscut with The Anna Nicole Show.Here are 11 of the most surreal and soul-crushing moments of what has to be one of the most god-awful election campaigns in U.S. history. 1. Donald Trump announces his candidacy — and his crazyIn June 2015, the orange-coiffed real estate mogul and reality television star glided down the escalator in Trump Tower in New York to announce his bid for the White House in a speech that launched a thousand hate bombs."We are going to make our country great again," he said. He would build a giant wall to keep Mexicans out of the Land of Opportunity — and make Mexico pay for it. “When Mexico sends its people,” he claimed, “… They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”America...
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