So we will have another Civil War - city mice versus country mice.   What will the city mice eat?  Community gardens will not feed all of them.  I think Kristof's point is that city mice are not inherently smarter and better than the country mice.   We are all mice first, and will survive as a nation only if we work together and respect each other accordingly.   To structure our society so only the slim majority wins all of the time doesn't seem like a winning strategy.   And it could be that the election resulted in Clinton losing because those country mice decided to actually vote and be heard.  How many more are still out there and are just realizing their vote might actually count?   Maybe the slim majority of city mice becomes the slim minority.   Do you want the illiterate and wrong thinking country mice winning all the time?