385 | Wesley Lowery: Backlash Politics from Obama 2008 to the Summer of 2020 and Beyond
The Realignment
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The Rise of Ideological Movements
"It's actually unsurprising to me that very often we see ideological movements grow at times when their theoretical political allies are in power," he says. "These movements rise to push their ideological allies further towards what they believe to be the virtuous or just way of operating, right? That it's tactically completely different when you don't control the levels of power." He adds: "There can be a pragmatic paralysis ... leadership often requires doing both a difficult and unpopular things"
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