When I got home last Wednesday evening, my 10-year-old daughter asked me to explain what was happening. As we looked at the papers and TV, I told her she should soak it all in because she was witnessing a moment that would someday be part of her own children's history texts. At first she seemed worried by all the turmoil. I found myself saying that the surprising thing was that there was really no reason to worry. What was most amazing about that day, after people awoke to discover that our election had not produced a result, was that there were...
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