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Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

New York supporters of Kamala Harris look on as candidate Donald Trump surpassed the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the 2024 election. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again in the headlines.”

What will it take to break “the present national divide, between the narrow but solid Republican majority and a Democratic party seemingly trapped in second place,” asks the Times. That pattern “may be hardening” into one “that will persist for years to come.” Perhaps breaking the divide will require “an act of God,” the Times writes.

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