Trumps base is starting to erode.

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Wingnuts on the right defend Trump's attacks on journalists.
Wingnuts on the left defend antifa's attacks on journalists.
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The same 'blindeye' mentality exists in segments of both the right and the left.

One small flaw I notice. The US does not have a left. At least not in the original sense of left and right; maybe in a relative sense.

You’re smart so I’m guessing you’ve read Machiavelli’s Il Principe. And you’ve probably now guessed where I’m going with this.

The US has two main power houses / aristocracies... red and blue.
Much like Manchester football.

See also York and Lancaster; Starks and Lannisters; Montagues and Capulets etc.

They have their ardent, ‘loyalist’ fans as do most royal houses. They have their propagandists (Fox, CNN) and their agent provocateurs and whisperers (CIA, FBI, NSA). They have their sponsoring (often fickle and opportunistic) Barons and their lines of succession. E.g. see WarnerMedia / CNN / K. Harris.

“... a plague on both their houses.” I hear you say.

So the irony is that the non-rabid Trump supporters and Bernie supporters have something interesting in common... they are genuine republicans i.e. anti-monarchists.

Bring Back The Republic... Bernie 2020.

Yeah, totally agree with you about the red and blue aristocracies. And you know that I would totally vote for Bernie if he could get the nomination. And I would vote for him if he ran as a third party candidate.

There is a left. But we got obliterated by the divide and conquer strategy of identity politics. It is impossible to talk about the gentrification of the Democratic Party with Democrats, because they just point to the interior decorating they did in the House of Representatives with diverse people. You know, trickle down diversification. We're not just adding tokens of diversification to the aristocracy or anything.
 
I am close to a hundred percent certain that Bernie can't run this time. Some people who blame him for Hillary's loss have been busily preparing a smear campaign against him, should he enter the race.