Be Wary of Anyone Claiming a Mandate

Julia Azari: “The 2016 election was likely one of the most over-interpreted in U.S. history – and this one will give it a run for its money. The votes are still being counted, the final tally unknown. We don’t know the details. We do know that Trump has already claimed a mandate, a characteristic overreach that is hardly without precedent. We also know that news media seem eager to write about a comeback, and while that may be accurate, it tells us very little that we don’t already know.”

“Others have been quick to observe that ‘Trump is who we are’ – and that, too, is a truth that needs to be wrestled with. But ‘who we are’ is not and never has been a single thing.”