The Atlantic: “Donald Trump’s reelection should put an end to two progressive illusions: The first of these illusions is the notion that identity is political destiny; the second is the theory that the Democratic Party has been kept out of power by a white Republican minority thwarting the popular will through means such as voter suppression or gerrymandering.”
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