Obama’s 2008 victory could not reverse already-established cultural trends

Evidence

As much as Obama’s victory promised a new focus on expertise and thoughtful politics, however, there would be no return to the nineties. His election may have marked a new era, but he was powerless to reverse the cultural shifts already in motion. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 204

Categorization

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