The Electability Fallacy

During the recent boomlet of speculation about a potential Oprah Winfrey run for the presidency, rarely was the question of her electability raised. It seems we have Donald Trump to thank for that omission of narrative: His 2016 election victory changed the calculation, even the definition, of electability. And we’re only beginning to see the consequences of that shift. CONT.

Seth Masket, Pacific Standard