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TexasTowelie

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 08:29 AM Nov 2016

L.A.'s chances of winning the 2024 Olympic bid could rest with Tuesday's election

The whispers have grown louder — day by day, week by week — leading to the U.S. presidential election.

International Olympic Committee members, be they from major European nations or tiny countries in far-flung corners of the world, have quietly grumbled about Donald Trump.

They don’t like his positions on NATO and international trade. They don’t like his proposals on immigration.

Now, with the polls tightening, there is renewed speculation about how a potential Trump victory could impact Los Angeles’ campaign to bring the Games back to Southern California in 2024.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-election-2024-olympics-20161105-story.html

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