There’s an excellent graphic novel series, “The Books of Magic,” wherein a young wizard is taken over by a cynical little demon. The wizard lives in a false delusion; the demon has him believing that while he lives in a cardboard box in an alley, that it’s actually a mansion with a wine cellar.

I think about that a lot these days.

If the economy goes into recession, don’t expect it to have a major impact on Trump’s already awful reelect numbers.

Trump will blame a media & elite conspiracy… and his voters will believe him. https://t.co/8u577Oi1wD https://t.co/Qvl0lQ0L89 pic.twitter.com/1TPyapDZ36

— Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer 📈🔭🗿💪 (@RachelBitecofer) August 19, 2019

Magical thinking is all that is left to poor, uneducated rural white men who feel abandoned. They won’t give up their victimhood dreams without a real fight.