Thursday, January 17, 2019

It’s Lesser Evil Time ... Again

Historian Victor Davis Hanson, writing for RealClearPolitics, believes Trump has a good shot at reelection. See his conclusion:
Whether or not they like Trump, millions of voters still think the president is all that stands between them and socialism, radical cultural transformation and social chaos.

What usually ensure one-term presidencies are unpopular wars (Lyndon Johnson) or tough economic times (Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush).

If Trump avoids both, perhaps a majority of voters will see him as political chemotherapy -- occasionally nausea-inducing but still necessary and largely effective -- to stop a toxic and metastasizing political cancer.
The crazier the Democrat’s Ocasio-Cortez/Tlaib/Omar left wing gets, the more malignant it seems to normal voters. This benefits Republicans.