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Cronin and his staff doggedly pursued Nikolas Khamenia, a star forward from Harvard-Westlake, as part of an intense recruiting battle that ultimately went in Duke’s favor when Khamenia announced last month that he would become a Blue Devil.

For many, this argument over population and immigration had become a battle over whether Americans want to live in a diverse society.

For the first time, Cox and Pope both saw that the internecine battle appeared coordinated.

All three candidates lost — Lamm received just 13,000 votes — bringing an end to what Pope described as the first modern battle to bring white supremacy into mainstream America under the guise of environmentalism.

It might have seemed an obscure, even parochial, battle, but America’s right wing was watching.