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Brad Lyerla's avatar

I agree, but only partly. We have definitely lost something that may be gone forever. But remember, it was always an experiment. And we always understood that wickedness is a real thing in politics and it never goes away.

So now we have to make some changes again. I hope the Bulwark will be a force for good whatever happens on election day. But Bulwark will have to transform from an anti-Trump coalition to something new in order to meet the problems we will face after the election. Even if Kamala wins, and she very well might, it’s not going back to pre-Trump days. We still have a two decades of absolutely horrible law from scotus and an electorate that, while post-identity politics in some ways, still frames up too many issues as “existential” or apocalyptic. When issues are defined that way, people will approach the problem with fanaticism.

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SandyG's avatar

Agree, Brad, except I think The Bulwark has been branding itself as part of the pro-democracy coalition. If Kamala wins, the anti-democracy minority will endure [it's been part of our history since the founding], and the pro-democracy majority will have a lot of work to do to de-fang it. I am expecting the Bulwark to be a leading voice in that work.

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