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“But I don’t think that tells the whole story. I think D’Anton’s been a really consistent leader.”

“We think it’s one of the most historic baseballs ever, with the moment of this World Series, the first walk-off grand slam, the whole story of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers, Game 1, extra innings. Just everything about it. I mean, it’s one of the most historic moments in sports and we feel that people are going to appreciate that.”

But federal courts don’t tell the whole story: Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, which function as a key backstop for civil rights and democracy as federal courts lurch rightward.

We could speculate about why Trump wants men in his Cabinet who have been accused of the same sorts of sexual offenses he has been accused of, but that falls into the trap of making this whole story about them.

And let’s face it, while data tells a story, it doesn’t tell the whole story.