What I know, from some decades of observing such “triumphs,” is that the triumph phase tends to be short-lived, while the subsequent phase(s) are long-lived and tragic.
Washington’s march from Independent swing state to solidly Democratic is well known. We have not voted for a Republican for President of Governor since the mid-80s. Less frequently discussed is the sorting that has driven this growing Democratic majority.
The current Trump-Kennedy Center is not the one we contracted with. It now represents a regime that has repeatedly demonstrated its hostility to many in the arts and to freedom of expression.
