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Election 2016: the view from Middletown

Gary Younge spends a month in Muncie, Indiana, reporting on the issues laid bare by the presidential election

  • S Elm Street, Muncie, Indiana, USA. Photograph by David Levene 4/10/16

    How Trump took middle America

    The Long Read: After a month in a midwestern town, the story of this election is clear: when people feel the system is broken, they vote for whoever promises to smash it
  • Corner of Walnut Street and E Charles StMuncie residents gather at the corner of Walnut Street and E Charles Street during a ‘First Thursday’ Arts Walk event.

    The view from Middletown: 'More than any other election, people want it to be over'

    In my month in Muncie, Indiana, I’ve met many voters who loathe both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
  • Corner of Walnut Street and E Charles Street, downtown Muncie, during a First Thursday Arts Walk event.

    'Whoever wins the US election needs to address the rage out there': the view from Middletown

    How has middle America experienced the presidential race? Residents of Muncie, Indiana, identify the important issues and consider if they are being addressed
  • Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak during her California primary night rally held in Brooklyn

    The view from Middletown: 'The perfect female presidential candidate doesn't exist'

    America could be on the brink of electing its first female president but women in Muncie are divided on Hillary Clinton
  • Muncie, IN - J.R. Jamison and his father David Jamison, talk to Guardian editor-at-large Gary Younge about the 2016 elections.

    The view from Middletown: 'Trump speaks to us in a way other people don’t'

  • Muncie, IN - J.R. Jamison and his father David Jamison, talk to Guardian editor-at-large Gary Younge about the 2016 elections.

    Father backs Trump, son backs Clinton: 'We agree to disagree' - video

  • Site of the former Marhoefer Packing Co plant, Granville Street, Muncie. 
Muncie, Indiana. Photograph by David Levene 5/10/16

    The view from Middletown: Muncie's forgotten factories - a photo essay

    David Levene’s images of Muncie’s abandoned industrial sites tell a larger story about the de-industrialisation of the American midwest
  • Democrat supporters in Muncie, Indiana, USA. Photograph by David Levene 4/10/16

    The view from Middletown: For Bernie Sanders supporters, a vote for Clinton does not come easy

    The Sanders revolution still burns bright in Muncie – where will his supporters turn now the two main parties seem to offer ‘different flavours of the same thing’?
  • Downtown Muncie.

    The view from Middletown: a typical US city that never did exist

  • Muncie Civic Theater in 1981.

    How has Muncie changed over time? Share your photos and memories

  • Former Drive-Thru on Memorial Drive, Muncie. Muncie, Indiana, USA. Photograph by David Levene 4/10/16

    The view from Middletown: voters seem embarrassed – not angry

    As I begin to explore Muncie, built on manufacturing and now working to reinvigorate itself, it’s surprising how rarely the presidential election comes up
  • Greeting card from Muncie, Indiana, ca 1941

    Muncie voters: tell us which issues will decide the US election

  • Greeting Card from Muncie, Indiana. ca. 1941

    The view from Middletown: Why are we covering this story?

  • Main Street, Muncie, Indiana, USA.

    The view from Middletown: join Gary Younge for a unique look at the US election

  • Gary Younge

    The view from Middletown: get involved in this US election project – video

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