If this is an 'existential' election, why aren't people acting liking it?

The final weeks and days of campaigning seem oddly subdued in light of the stakes.

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As some of you know, I like the word “existential.” A preoccupation that runs through my work is the question of how to manage or contain the existential tenor of political conflict. The more things feel existential, the more polarized we become. I have a new three-part series in the Washington Post on learning to live w…