Friday mailbag!
We made it.
Happy Friday.
The New Hampshire primary — and, almost certainly, the fight for the Republican presidential nomination — is in the rearview mirror.
But, Nikki Haley continues to campaign — and even attack Donald Trump — so it’s totally not over yet!
On the Democratic side, Rep. Dean Phillips’ challenge to President Joe Biden fizzled in New Hampshire — and doesn’t seem to have much life left in it.
That’s the — very basic — lay of the land. Let’s see what was on your mind this week!
(Soundtrack for this week’s mailbag: “Wall of Eyes” by The Smile.)
Q: One thing I am concerned with is the "superheroization" of politics. The belief that one person can come and change everything. We see this in Trump, but you see this in the No Labels movement as well. I know there is no return to normal, but do you think it is possible to have some return to the understanding that government is multifaceted and nuanced? I am worried that we will just go from one president to another erasing the executive acts of the other without really ever having any actual governance happening.
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