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Ross Douthat: Does the American left really believe in democracy?

There is a difference between ‘Who votes?’ and ‘Who decides?’

(Damon Winter | The New York Times) An American flag is flown at a rally at the Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 5, 2020. “That conservatism and the Republican Party have turned against government by the people, that only the Democratic Party still stands for democratic rule, is an important organizing thought of political commentary these days,” writes New York Times columnist Ross Douthat.