I am belaboring this point about Hillary Clinton's uninspiring 2016 presidential campaign because Tomasky, like many other commentators, prefers to emphasize her "victory" in the popular vote (see, for example, page xvi) because this way of proceeding bolsters point number six in his "Fourteen-Point Agenda to Reduce Polarization" (pages xvii-xviii). Point six says, "Get Rid of the Electoral College (or Make It Obey the Popular Vote)." Of course, other authors have also said as much in light of Trump's electoral-college victory in the 2016 presidential election.
Thus far, my criticisms of Tomasky can be boiled down to saying that he is a hopelessly idealistic and utopian. So let's look at what he himself says about political change:
"Politicians don't lead. They follow. When outside forces demand change, then and only then do politicians get down to the business of making changes" (page xxv).
I take this statement to mean that Tomasky hopes that his book will contribute to the outside forces that demand change.
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