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PATRICK LAWRENCE: ‘Vote Joy’ — a Delusion of Nostalgia
Those populating the vice president’s joy-and-vibes crowd can pretend to celebrate a state of elation while acquiescing to their candidate’s approval of mass murder. Many commentators have attempted to describe the astonishing devolution of Democratic Party politics into sheer marketing: Kamala…