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Does it really matter if Donald Trump or J.K. Rowling wins?
J.K. Rowling and Donald Trump have almost nothing in common. One imagines, with great reluctance, the two being forced to sit next to each other during a polite dinner with mutual friends. Perhaps at an engagement dinner between two of their children.
What could they possibly have to talk about? To what hellish level of stilted, politely-straining small talk would they have to resort?
The prolific children’s book novelist turned Cinderella story and the sliver-spooned evil step-mother. One, a survivor of domestic violence who patiently sat at her kitchen table writing seven Harry Potter books without the slightest bit of remuneration or monetary encouragement; the other the wealthy son of a wealthy family, a real estate mogul and reality television star, a judger and owner of beauty pageants, known for his abrasive personal style, Twitter feuds and drawing a singular media obsession.
Rowling and Trump might find one tiny bit of common ground, should the need ever arise. For their part, progressive news editors can congratulate themselves on playing matchmaker between this unlikeliest of pairs. Forcing a life-long liberal like Rowling to find common cause with the likes of Donald Trump is a feat worthy of note.