It is tough to top 1976 from a purely political journalism standpoint, but ‘08 and ‘16 are closest. @mattklewis and you —@mkhammer and even @MedillSchool finest new grad @guypbenson and others too in the Northern Alliance of Blogs like @powerlineUS @lileks @edmorrissey made it
a terrific time 2 b reporting. The fall campaign, enlivened by @SenJohnMcCainand his team’s choice of @SarahPalinUSA as VP nominee —which can be argued to have set off the Tea Parties and eventually brought the populism tang brought nomination to @realDonaldTrump—was catastrophic
And in its collapse in the headwinds of the financial panic, brought supermajorities of Ds along w/ @BarackObama to D.C., there to enact #Obamacare and trigger not just the waves of 2010 and 2014, but also the @realDonaldTrump era. It’s rooted in that 2008 campaign. Now, if only
Ross Perot had not run in ‘92, HW re-elelcted, the ‘96 primaries w/ VP Quayle @SenJohnMcCain Bob Dole and others...now for that what might have been we need @greenfield64 for whom alternative histories is a calling.
