I don& #39;t subscribe to the NYT so can& #39;t read the article, but I& #39;ve been saying for ages that Trump losing this November is actually better for American conservatism in the long run, and also makes a radical left presidency (Biden is no socialist) less likely. https://twitter.com/Peter_Wehner/status/1297894894804115456">https://twitter.com/Peter_Weh...

Scenario: Trump scrapes re-election, leaving the Democrats even more devastated than last time. Any hints of moderation or centrism left in the Democrat Party get incinerated in a firestorm of progressive anger.

The Dems become unashamedly socialist and select a hard-left candidate in 2024, or at the very least, someone running on a far-left platform (and no, Joe Biden does not count as far-left).

Meanwhile between 2020 and 2024, the GOP becomes even more hollowed out, existing solely as a cult to Trump. He still doesn& #39;t reach Bush 2008 levels of unpopularity, but enough of the country hate him with such ferocity that they& #39;ll do anything to get the GOP out.

In such a scenario, is it really hard to see even a decent Republican candidate (who will nonetheless have to adopt aspects of Trump& #39;s style for the base) lose to a hard-left Democrat?