The popular vote doesn’t always carry the day, and that was especially true this year.
Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman is chair of the Rebuild Local News Coalition, cofounder of Report for America, and a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly.
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Those Anti-American, Anti-God, Anti-Morality Liberals Are Such Snobs
Republicans have called them anti-American, anti-God, anti-morality, and worse for decades.
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When Conservative Government Fosters Progressive Creativity
Look at when some of the country’s most successful community service groups were founded.
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Did the Decline of Labor Finally Kill the Democrats?
This election has highlighted the long-lost political strength of unions.
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One of the Election’s Saddest Lessons: Obstruction Works
The Republican strategy of kneecapping the government has been vindicated.
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Did Gary Johnson Cost Clinton the Election?
Even without third party candidates, Trump would still be president.
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The Great Skewing
The election wasn’t rigged, but the outcome was severely out of touch with reality.
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How Much Was Hillary Clinton Hurt by Disaffected Progressives?
Not as much as you’d think.
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Beware of These Dubious Emerging Storylines
Four narratives that should not define what happened Tuesday.
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Three Reasons This Was a Bigger Surprise than it Should Have Been
You’re in a bubble, even if you don’t know it.
