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    GOOD NEWS ABOUT GRIDLOCK

    Nov 20, 2020 4 minutes
    KATHERINE MANGU-WARD

    THE GOOD NEWS is, everybody lost in the 2020 election—at least a little bit. Donald Trump lost the White House, Democrats lost ground in the House, and the Senate remains in contention with the most likely outcome being Republican control and therefore divided government.

    The most sought-after prize in politics is a : a win so big that it justifies ramming through an ambitious political agenda. The idea of being in such a position is so alluring that politicians who just barely managed to eke out a victory—or parties that are barely clinging to a majority—will sometimes still try to claim a mandate. It was a thorn in Trump’s side that he lost the popular vote so spectacularly while winning

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