The Economist reports that a number of Trumpian politicians are on the rise in Canada. Interestingly, the Trumpian issues there are not immigration and trade.
Meanwhile the same issue says that Republican politicians report that their constituents couldn’t care less what Trump’s views are on the issues, they just want to know if their elected representatives support Trump.
I know that my commenters will never believe me, but the global rise of anti-intellectual, tribal, populist, right wing authoritarianism is not about the “issues”, it’s about something much deeper. Because it has no appeal to me, I’m completely blind to the attraction. So are all the liberal pundits who write articles claiming to understand Trumpism. Maybe it’s about how the rise of the internet and cable TV mean that the elites are no longer gatekeepers for information. “Hey liberal pundits, it’s not about the issues, it’s about the fact that voters despise YOU.” (But then there’s China, which doesn’t fit that theory.)
I suspect this means Trump will be re-elected, if his health holds up. (And his health is said to be absolutely spectacular.)
Off topic; I was glad to see that sports betting is going to be allowed at the state level. (I have no opinion on the legal aspects of the Supreme Court decision, which seems to have been based on a technicality. I don’t know how I would have voted, but I like the policy outcome.)