Donald Trumps success reveals a frightening weakness in American democracy

Ezra Klein on the lesson of the 2016 presidential campaign: A republic, if you can keep Subscribe to our channel Donald Trumps nearness to the presidency rests on two separate accomplishments or, if you prefer, two separate institutional failures that are often conflated. The first is his victory in the Republican Partys presidential primaries. The second is his consolidation of elite Republicans, and of the Republicanleaning electorate. But it s important to zoom out, and make a structural analysis of what allowed these things to happen. And believe it or not, thats where things get scary. For more on this weakpoint in American democracy, read Ezra s longer version of this piece at is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out