Analysis: Money, shame, and political machines used to put a leash on political ambitions. Those days are over
signed with a talent agency as he shopped for a spot on either CNN or MSNBC. In the modern world, you can be a political egomaniac who loses and still cashes in. Unless you think appearing on TV makes you vulnerable to shame and mockery—and I do—the old downside of embarrassing yourself with a weak run for the White House has all but vanished. If Julián Castro doesn’t have an agent yet, he will soon.
Beto O’Rourke and Buttigieg obviously see Obama when they look into the mirror in the morning and compare their résumés with his. O’Rourke’s over-reliance on “hope” in his speeches speaks to his limited political imagination, while Buttigieg should start footnoting hiswith nods to the 44th president if he hopes to avoid a copyright infringement suit.
Some of the candidates moved into the presidential lane because 1) they’re bored long shots that don’t have anything better to do or 2) they’re 112th in line for a higher office in their state , or 3) they’re trapped in a red state that offers them no immediate advancement , or they’re the prisoner of muscle memory . Some of the candidates—Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Biden come to mind—are running as a form of delayed penance for not running in 2016.
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