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But Democrats over-estimated the power and relevance of identity politics (there are still more whites without a college degree than minorities), and underestimated the breadth and depth of labour disruption. In any case, says Robert Johnson, president of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, “it was always a mistake to separate out issues of race and class, because they go hand in hand. In economically insecure times, fear of the ‘other’ increases.” It is a phenomenon exploited by Mr Trump.<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/b34f5536-2c02-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c Economics, not identity, is key to reviving American liberalism], Financial Times,
But Democrats over-estimated the power and relevance of identity politics (there are still more whites without a college degree than minorities), and underestimated the breadth and depth of labour disruption. In any case, says Robert Johnson, president of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, “it was always a mistake to separate out issues of race and class, because they go hand in hand. In economically insecure times, fear of the ‘other’ increases.” It is a phenomenon exploited by Mr Trump.<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/b34f5536-2c02-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c Economics, not identity, is key to reviving American liberalism], Financial Times,
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== American liberalism, recent political losses and the aftermath ==
''See also:'' [[American liberals and bitterness]] and [[Opposition to Donald Trump]]
In recent years, American liberals have experienced a number of political losses and many liberals in the United States have become embittered (see: [[American liberals and bitterness]]),
In his ''American Thinker'' article ''Mainstream Media’s Trump Derangement Syndrome Epidemic'' Steve McCann wrote:
{{Cquote|[[Donald Trump]] concluded his second week as President of the United States last Friday. Prompted by virtually every utterance and action of the current President, the never-ending demonstrations and delirium of the professional activist Left as well as the [[Democratic Party]] hierarchy and much of the mainstream media and entertainment cabal has produced perhaps the most memorable and entertaining fortnight in recent American political history. Judging by their permanent state of hysteria it appears that this assemblage of left-wing factions is unaware that there are, at a minimum, 206 weeks remaining in the Trump presidency. Maintaining the current level of frenzy will be a formidable task.<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/mainstream_medias_trump_derangement_syndrome_epidemic_.html ''Mainstream Media’s Trump Derangement Syndrome Epidemic''] by Steve McCann, ''American Thinker''</ref>}}
The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: ''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services''<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>
''Fox News'' reported in December of 2016:
{{Cquote|The Democratic Party suffered huge losses at every level during Obama’s West Wing tenure.
The grand total: a net loss of 1,042 state and federal Democratic posts, including congressional and state legislative seats, governorships and the presidency.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/democrats-lost-over-1000-seats-under-obama.html Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama], Fox News, December 2016</ref>}}
''FivethirtyEight'' indicated in their 2017 article ''[[Barack Obama]] Won The White House, But Democrats Lost The Country'':
{{Cquote|In his eight years in office, Obama oversaw the rapid erosion of the Democratic Party’s political power in state legislatures, congressional districts and governor’s mansions. At the beginning of Obama’s term, Democrats controlled 59 percent of state legislatures, while now they control only 31 percent, the lowest percentage for the party since the turn of the 20th century. They held 29 governor’s offices and now have only 16, the party’s lowest number since 1920.<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/barack-obama-won-the-white-house-but-democrats-lost-the-country/ ''Barack Obama Won The White House, But Democrats Lost The Country''], ''FivethirtyEight'', 2017</ref>}}
== American liberalism and liberal elitism ==
== American liberalism and liberal elitism ==