A Realignment is underway. The Democrats are now the party of privilege.

A Realignment is underway. The Democrats are now the party of privilege.

Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger

Observation while listening to the President’s speech at the Democratic Convention: the message tonight was resolutely optimistic. He talked about all the things that the US has overcome, how we got through wars and recessions and so on. Contrasting this with Trump’s speech last week, you can really see what’s happening in this election. Clinton is running as the candidate of people whose lives and stability have generally recovered since the crash; Trump is running as the candidate of people whose lives haven’t.

What surprised me most about tonight’s speech in this regard was how little awareness it seemed to show that this division was real.