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    The Left Can’t Afford to Go Mad

    A second Trump term would require an opposition that focuses on his abuses of power—and seeks converts rather than hunting heretics.
    by Helen Lewis Dec 08, 2023 4 minutes
    The left embraced slogans that alienated the center.
    Source: John Minchillo / AP

    Editor’s Note: This article is part of “If Trump Wins,” a project considering what Donald Trump might do if reelected in 2024.

    The Trump years had a radicalizing effect on the American right. But, let’s be honest, they also sent many on the left completely around the bend. Some liberals, particularly upper-middle-class white ones, cracked up because other people couldn’t see what was obvious to them: that Trump was a bad candidate and an even worse president.

    At first, liberals tried established tactics such as sit-ins and legal challenges; lawyers and activists , and courts successfully blocked its early versions. Soon, however, the

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