In this world, nothing is certain except that the next Republican presidential hopeful will be “scarier” than the last.

This is one of the most frequent narratives in modern political messaging . So frequent, in fact, that it has become nearly as predictable as flu season, only drearier and with less charm.

Recommended Stories

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere reminds us why Nebraska is his best record

The new White House ballroom should be used for dancing, too

Parents win as New York court rejects racial quotas

You can practically set your watch to it.

Former White House mouthpiece Jen Psaki , for example, warned this week that Vice President JD Vance , who will almost certainly make a play for the Oval Office in 2028, is “scarier” than President Donald Trump, who once

See Full Page