The Liberal Fiction That Will Lead To Another Trump

The Lever employs sharp left-wing framing that dismisses Democratic establishment narratives as 'comforting myths' and characterizes GOP leadership as 'dangerous authoritarians.' Word choice like 'liberal fiction' and 'establishment Democrats' signals antagonism toward centrist Democrats rather than neutral analysis. The article centers a dissenting, left-populist critique that blames Democratic failure to address 2008 consequences for enabling Trump—a structural critique from the left that rejects mainstream Democratic self-exoneration.

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• This article does not address specific policy proposals Democrats enacted or attempted to enact in response to the 2008 crisis
• This article does not present counterarguments from Democratic officials defending their 2008-era response
• This article does not quantify Trump voter demographics to substantiate claims about financial crisis causation