Maybe I'm smoking hopium, but it's hard to see the "Trump coalition" staying unified post-Trump. Unless a seamless replacement comes along (which seems unlikely; autocrats absolutely HATE the idea of passing their torch to a successor), I think a lot of MAGA cult voters will bow out of political participation, and at least some of Trump'…
Maybe I'm smoking hopium, but it's hard to see the "Trump coalition" staying unified post-Trump. Unless a seamless replacement comes along (which seems unlikely; autocrats absolutely HATE the idea of passing their torch to a successor), I think a lot of MAGA cult voters will bow out of political participation, and at least some of Trump's softer support—the "I never thought the leopard would eat MY face!" types—will swing back toward Democrats.
Maybe I'm smoking hopium, but it's hard to see the "Trump coalition" staying unified post-Trump. Unless a seamless replacement comes along (which seems unlikely; autocrats absolutely HATE the idea of passing their torch to a successor), I think a lot of MAGA cult voters will bow out of political participation, and at least some of Trump's softer support—the "I never thought the leopard would eat MY face!" types—will swing back toward Democrats.
Some autocrats love to pass on power to their children. Trump won't, because he's a narcissist who doesn't appear to really like his children.