When Americans voted Donald Trump into the White House in 2016, both supporters and opponents hailed his election as an unprecedented event. Trump’s base was energized by the outspoken businessman who seemed to be bringing a radical new attitude to Washington DC. Across the media landscape, the shock of the election set off a wave of soul-searching as his defectors forcefully denounced him as entirely unfit for office.
But Vox cofounder Ezra Klein claims that the 2016 election wasn’t surprisi...