THE PRESIDENCY OF Barack Obama has been haunted by the election of Barack Obama. The farther we get away from November 4, 2008, the more that night seems an anomaly rather than a turning point. Dreams of a liberal revolution now seem embarrassingly naïve. And in light of the ongoing spectacle of the Republican primary, where race-baiting has been a conspicuous weapon of choice, the post-racial future some dared to imagine now seems positively quaint.
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