On the other hand, given the clown show shaping up on the left, the Very Stable Genius looks like the sane alternative

I'm smart enough to know that when it comes to political dynamics, one must take heed of the findings of those who make it their life's work to take deep dives into reams of wonky data. Still, my powers of intuition have served me fairly well over the years, and I have this sense that it's probable the Democrats are going to get their asses handed to them next year. Up and down the ballot (at least for federal-level offices.)

There's the economy. Even if it cools off a bit, it will still be outpacing any moment in time from the Most Equal Comrade era.

There's the illegal-alien problem. Trump actually did play his hand very well by suggesting that the illegals be sent to sanctuary states and cities. Of course, it's a move of questionable legality, but it served its purpose. Dem figures in those areas are howling and the post-American public is saying, "Why?" It's a brilliant move in the same way that Mitch McConnell's calling for a Senate vote on the Green New Deal was. Hey, Dems, your position on the issue has been very clear. Why are you so suddenly unwilling to put your money where your mouth is?

There's the passive aggressive snowflake-ism on steroids I posted about yesterday.  Lefties don't just get the vapors now, they become "physically ill" when they hear that Mike Pence is going to be the commencement speaker at the university of which they're alums. They claim that calling out Ilhan Omar's Jew-hatred endangers her life.

Even with the increasing secularization and permanent adolescence of post-America, the proliferation of "fat queer activists" and "non-binary persons of color" and the like strike most folks as a bridge too far. The basic human yearning for a sense of normalcy kicks in. Then there are the subsidiary issues, such as perv guys taking advantage of being able to use girls' restrooms, and male athletes taking home the gold medals in women's athletic events.

There's the increasingly violent way that leftist intolerance expresses itself, most recently in the melee that broke out at the University of Missouri - Kansas City during Michael Knowles's "A Man Is Not A Woman" talk.

There's the sense that the tide has turned regarding where society stands on the offing of people who aren't born yet. Gosnell and Unplanned have done well at the box office. A number of states have passed heartbeat bills.

It all adds up to a picture of a fractured society, yes, but one that, once a vote is taken, is not going to be willing to jump off the precipice into the abyss. When push comes to shove, more citizens than not are going say that that requires giving up too much that is going well, I think.