Beyond Scandal
The 2024 presidential campaign invites a sense of realism.
Every presidential campaign opens with a controversy and closes with a scandal. Faced with this prospect, some observers feel disgust, others stoically accept it as the way of the world, and still others approach it with a Machiavellian delight. They see mudslinging and coarseness as the substance that drives great political drama.
The 2024 presidential…
