Charles M. Blow: America, the idea, is lost

(John Locher | AP file photo) People vote at a polling place in Las Vegas on Nov. 6, 2018.

(John Locher | AP file photo) People vote at a polling place in Las Vegas on Nov. 6, 2018.

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By Charles M. Blow | The New York Times