opinion
JUGGERNAUT
When the virus forced Trump to suspend his rallies, he lost access to the “juggernaut” that’s supposed to keep Trumpists hooked, and help the campaign find more of them.
Anne Nelson is the author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right (Bloomsbury, 2019), and research scholar at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.
When the virus forced Trump to suspend his rallies, he lost access to the “juggernaut” that’s supposed to keep Trumpists hooked, and help the campaign find more of them.
The new White House chief of staff will back Trump on a quick reopening, and then pivot to making sure the Christian Right stays revved up for November.