Jonathan Last: “Just as an objective matter, the 2024 nomination should be Trump’s to lose. He has the standing, the elected official support, the state-level infrastructure, and the money. If he’s the same candidate he was in 2016, then he should be able to grind out a victory pretty easily.”
“The 2016 version of Trump did a lot of things well. He had fun. He had tremendous energy. And he was attentive to the care and feeding of the people he brought into his movement.”
“So far, none of those descriptions match Trump 2024. He’s not having fun. He’s lethargic. And he’s basically decided that all of the people who flocked to him in 2016 because he was good for business owe him their continued support today, whether or not there’s anything in it for them.”
Philip Bump: Trump is at risk of being what he least wants to be: Boring.
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