It's 2004 all over again
the Black migration that built racial enclaves that became microsites of political power.
Opinion | The Way Harris Lost Will Be Her Legacy
After the McGovern convention in 1972, the Democratic Party became the home of educated professionals, racial minorities, and the shrinking unionized working class. The more the party identified with the winners of the new economy, the easier it became for the Republican Party to pull away white workers by appealing to cultural values.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
As long as less populated states lean the same way politically, those states can sway elections if the size of the House of Representatives is small. Increase the House size, and the effect goes away. This idea, called the House Size Effect, suggests that American elections are a function not only of popular will but also of the size of the House o
... See moreEthan Zuckerman • Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them
Hillary Clinton, as I have said, was the candidate of the technocracy. She ran for office based on her credentials and vociferously spoke for the oppressed. She won the popular vote but lost the election because that vote was heavily concentrated in the Northeast and on the West Coast. In other words, she won the heartland of the technocracy and lo
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