One quick take: Klein makes a useful distinction between identity and policy as the basis for politics. Policy can be and generally always is negotiated. Identity can't be negotiated. The Civil Rights movement forced the South out of the Democratic Party and thus turned the two parties toward identity-based coalitions and away from policy-based coalitions.
Early in the discussion Klein notes that, for all the commentary asserting the Trump's election was a fluke, when you examine recent presidential elections carefully it doesn't seem all that unusual.
Early in the discussion Klein notes that, for all the commentary asserting the Trump's election was a fluke, when you examine recent presidential elections carefully it doesn't seem all that unusual.
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