Politics in America has become very much dominated by religious angst, with a rather sharp divide between fundamentalist Christians and the nones/ecumenically-minded.

One of the things to watch in coming years is how this works out in the communities that self-identify as minority, as several such communities have been rather tied to their religious traditions.

The ugliness that Trump embodies didn’t come from nowhere. It was always lurking in the shadows of American politics, when it wasn’t in the daylight (as it was with George Wallace, etc.)

Yet as the old die off and the young become middle-aged, the character of parties and elections change.

I think there is a reckoning to be had, not just in the Republican party, but in the Democratic party, over very deep ideological divides.