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“We're not going to be living in a world where white identity politics is the basis for a major political party.”

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Jonathan Chait is an American political and social commentator, born in 1972. He is known for his profound analysis of political and social issues and frequently publishes articles in publications such as The New York Magazine. more

“One of the things we've learned during the Obama era is how important norms are, because we've seen how the Republican Party behaved against Obama. So much of what they did was to smash pre-existing norms, which were nothing more than assumptions of how people would behave, which didn't have any real basis in rules or limits.”

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“In some ways, Trump is just going to continue the trend: by continuing the norm-smashing behaviour that Republicans used in opposition.”

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“It's pretty clear that Hillary Clinton was a deeply, deeply flawed alternative. She had the wrong combination of the internal political chops to muscle out all the mainstream nominations from the field, leaving only Bernie Sanders, who was unacceptable to the Democrats' party establishment. But she also had a real lack of political skill that would enable her to win the general election.”

“I don't think the Democrats need a silver bullet.”

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“I never thought Hillary Clinton was a very good politician.”

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