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It’s certainly possible that we Americans have become so aggrieved and politically polarized that we’re no longer capable of operating a responsible democracy. But for those still clinging to hopeokebet, I have a theory about a potential way forward.
It involves, of all things, football.
Football is one of the few American institutions that continues to unite us. The sport attracts reliable crowds in blue and red states alike. Over 120 million people, a record number, watched this year’s Super Bowl. In all the time I’ve spent observing this game from the outside, and more recently from the inside, I’ve always suspected football has something to teach politics.
The answer finally revealed itself during the Democratic National Convention in August, when Kamala Harris did something unconventional. In her acceptance speech, she referred to her running mate as “Coach Tim Walz,” suggesting that voters might be less enthusiastic about meeting the governor of Minnesota than meeting the former defensive coordinator of a high school football team that won the state championship. During Mr. Walz’s acceptance speech the night before, the delegates had decisively confirmed this assumption by erupting into a spontaneous chant of “Coach, Coach, Coach.”
That’s when it hit me: Americans are tired of being led, but they are genuinely open to being coached.
Think of the advantages of a coach in chief. The great coaches I know are obsessive about strategy, but they also know how to delegate. They use emotion to inspire people, but it’s almost never at the expense of projecting consistency and composure. They tend to overcommunicate and they avoid trafficking in fear. They understand there are no style points in football — all that matters is the final score. And they know that anything can happen on the field, so you must be prepared to pivot and be willing to compromise, and you cannot be too precious about your principles. When you’re winning, you should take a step back and let the players own it.
This sounds like a blueprint for a politician who could unite us in ways we have not seen for a very long time.
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