re: #184 NO SMOCKING GUN!

If Trump isn’t in prison or dead, I suspect his dementia will be too far advanced to run in 2024.

My basic idea, possible universe building:

young president (in his/her 40s), decides not to run for a second term (not entirely sure why, strain on marriage, family crisis, something like that). After a couple cycles away, writing, possibly teaching, a leadership vacuum forms in the party and they decide to run again.

Part of me wants to tell the story from a staffer point of view, sort of early West Wing style. Just not entirely sure about it - I have a feeling it could turn into ASOIAF style story where it spans several books.