Presidential politics runs on ambiguity - but that may be changing

2024 hasn't been a very subtle campaign, has it?

The first thing I remember about the 2016 election is the hope. From one perspective, the choice was as clear as it could be: a qualified woman, an unqualified man who had insulted every group and broken every norm.

But the second thing I remember is the ambivalence. For every photo of “I Voted” stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s grave or someone wearing whi…