The campaign trail: BBC in depth on the US election 

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  Trump’s shock troops: Who are the ‘alt-right’?

  BBC News - Mike Wendling

  A disparate group of provocateurs is challenging conservative orthodoxy from the right. They hate political correctness and love Donald Trump - but their critics say they're nothing but bigoted white nationalists. There was a moment when the phrase "alt-right" first started to get real traction in …

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  US election 2016: The voters who could decide the outcome

  BBC News - Tim Swift

  Five hundred and thirty-seven votes in Florida. In an election with more than 100 million ballots cast, that's all it took to make George W Bush president in 2000. So while the US presidential election is often described as an exercise in appealing to as many voters as possible, candidates will never …

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  Hillary Clinton's quiet supporters explain why they're with her

  BBC News - Ashley Gold

  Loving Hillary Clinton has rarely been popular - when she was first lady she was widely criticised for being too liberal, for refusing to bake cookies or drop her maiden name. Now, she's under fire for being too establishment, too untrustworthy and not progressive enough - and her hair, clothes, and …

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  Why Donald Trump strikes a chord with Russians

  BBC News - Steve Rosenberg

  On stage in Sochi, Russia's most famous pop star whips off his sequin-encrusted angel wings and launches into a love song. Philipp Kirkorov was once referred to as Russia's Michael Jackson. The man who called him that was America's Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. "Oh, Donald Trump, …

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  What Trump's hand gestures say about him

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  What Trump's hand gestures say about himClose "New Yorkers tend to use a lot of hand gestures," and Donald Trump is no exception. Body language expert Mary Civiello breaks down the top five gestures Donald Trump uses when he speaks. Video by Jasmine Taylor-Coleman and Anna Bressanin

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  Donald Trump: 24 things the next president believes

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  Republican Donald Trump has won victory in the presidential race, but no one's quite sure what President Trump will actually do in office. The New York businessman-turned-politician said many controversial things and flip-flopped on a number of policy positions during the campaign. Here, we look back …