Good Summary

This summary of the politics of race by Dan Balz is fairly authoritative.

Buried towards the end is my real worry.  Young people are cynical about electoral politics.  Balz mentions the problems of young black voters who see black elected officials in their communities unable to address their concerns.

There is a natural tension between activists and politicians.  I worry that activists are unimpressed by structural constraints on politicians.  It's those constraints that have withheld Trump.  They are frustrating but necessary.