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Hillary is running a Remain campaign. She needs to change track – or she’ll lose.

American voters, like many who opted for Leave in the UK's EU referendum, are angry and want change. The Democrats will lose if they offer a message of continuity.

By Simon Radford
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Carolyn Kaster; AP/PA. All rights reserved.
Carolyn Kaster; AP/PA. All rights reserved.

Delegates supporting Hillary Clinton at the DNC in Philadelphia, July 2016. Credit: Carolyn Kaster; AP/PA. All rights reserved.

“For things to stay the same, things need to change” - The Leopard 

“The job of the conservative is to stand athwart history and yell ‘stop!’” - William Buckley

It is one of the ironies of American politics that the conservatives in the Republican Party often come across as radical insurgents, while self-styled progressives in the Democratic Party tend to sound pretty conservative. The Jacobins in the Republican Party want to make the country great again by changing almost everything about it, while the Democrats warn of recklessness and vandalism. But ‘more of the same’ could prove to be a fatal message for Hillary Clinton if she wants to defeat Donald Trump.

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