W came pretty close. The character assassination was ubiquitous and obvious enough that even I, a completely apolitical teenager, got sick of it almost immediately. I literally could not have told you which party Bush represented, but I could sure tell you it wasn't whatever party controls the media.
If the Democrats had the unstoppable stranglehold on society in 2000 like they do now, I guarantee it would have been just as bad. And I guarantee the next Republican threat will get everything Trump did and then some.
W came pretty close. The character assassination was ubiquitous and obvious enough that even I, a completely apolitical teenager, got sick of it almost immediately. I literally could not have told you which party Bush represented, but I could sure tell you it wasn't whatever party controls the media.
If the Democrats had the unstoppable stranglehold on society in 2000 like they do now, I guarantee it would have been just as bad. And I guarantee the next Republican threat will get everything Trump did and then some.