I think it’s gonna outlast him, but there’s not going to be a single figure like him that draws more broadly due to his entertainer persona. Vivek is too whacky. DeSantis is awkward (his wife might though?). Haley is conventional by most counts, minus her deliberate brain fart on the civil war. Johnson is a weirdo religious guy, same as …
I think it’s gonna outlast him, but there’s not going to be a single figure like him that draws more broadly due to his entertainer persona. Vivek is too whacky. DeSantis is awkward (his wife might though?). Haley is conventional by most counts, minus her deliberate brain fart on the civil war. Johnson is a weirdo religious guy, same as Pence. Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz are reviled minus their district. Same goes for Boebert / MTG. Trump is a genuine anomaly similar to how Obama was/is for Democrats and liberal leaning voters.
My chief worry is if someone catches a fraction of Trump’s lightning in a bottle or if Trump wins. We’re well and truly fucked if that’s the case. See: Hungary. I’d normally include Poland in that assessment, but PiS pissed off everyone and unified a very diverse coalition…so maybe there’s a way out.
I think it’s gonna outlast him, but there’s not going to be a single figure like him that draws more broadly due to his entertainer persona. Vivek is too whacky. DeSantis is awkward (his wife might though?). Haley is conventional by most counts, minus her deliberate brain fart on the civil war. Johnson is a weirdo religious guy, same as Pence. Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz are reviled minus their district. Same goes for Boebert / MTG. Trump is a genuine anomaly similar to how Obama was/is for Democrats and liberal leaning voters.
My chief worry is if someone catches a fraction of Trump’s lightning in a bottle or if Trump wins. We’re well and truly fucked if that’s the case. See: Hungary. I’d normally include Poland in that assessment, but PiS pissed off everyone and unified a very diverse coalition…so maybe there’s a way out.