One potential upside might be a higher chance of a swing towards the democrats in the next few elections. US politics seems to be cyclical and if Clinton had won this time, republicans would still control the senate, the house, the majority of state senates, houses and governors.
It is likely that not much would have been achievable in terms of advancing policy and 4 years later there could be a bigger push to the right with continuing economic stagnation.
This could motivate a much larger base of people, especially young people, to get involved in local politics and up and lead to a chance of democratic control of government and the chance to move policies forward that they haven’t had since 2009 with a population that is more agreeable to socially liberal ideas. This natural motivation might mean there is less of an incentive for EAs to get involved because it will be a much less neglected area.
From a ten year point of view, this might be a better outcome than a Clinton win.
One potential upside might be a higher chance of a swing towards the democrats in the next few elections. US politics seems to be cyclical and if Clinton had won this time, republicans would still control the senate, the house, the majority of state senates, houses and governors.
It is likely that not much would have been achievable in terms of advancing policy and 4 years later there could be a bigger push to the right with continuing economic stagnation.
This could motivate a much larger base of people, especially young people, to get involved in local politics and up and lead to a chance of democratic control of government and the chance to move policies forward that they haven’t had since 2009 with a population that is more agreeable to socially liberal ideas. This natural motivation might mean there is less of an incentive for EAs to get involved because it will be a much less neglected area.
From a ten year point of view, this might be a better outcome than a Clinton win.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states