Republican feudalists and the Democratic status machine

Neither of these factions are political parties in the ordinary sense.

The White House hosted a holiday party earlier this week for Democratic Twitter influencers, and the platform is now overrun with selfies from the event. Usually I try not to get too worked up over this sort of thing, because it’s like getting mad when the sun sets: sycophantic clout-chasers enjoying an absurd level of prestige and political access is j…