"...it’s clear that almost everyone on the center-left, myself included, was clueless about what actually works in persuading voters. Tuesday’s fallout will last for decades, maybe generations." It will not matter. Whatever the problem, government is not the solution.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-13/krugman-admits-he-clueless

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.