Morning Jolt: Our Future: Twin Cults of Personality, Battling on Twitter Forever

The notion of Oprah Winfrey running for president is the sort of thing that dramatically shakes up the American political world and stirs a reaction in just about everybody.

She seems very nice, and many Americans look up to her in an almost quasi-religious reverence. If she runs, I'll be able to re-use all of my "Munificent Sun-King" and "he stepped down into the presidency" jokes from the Obama years. The gif of her joyously screaming, "You get a car! And you get a car! And you get a car!" will be ubiquitous.

Spare a moment to pity the likes of, say, Colorado governor John Hickenlooper. I'd never vote for the guy, but as far as Democrats go, he's not that bad. His state's voters seem to like him. He's got a job approval of 54 percent and disapproval of 30 percent. During his two terms, the state legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage, approving in-state tuition for students who are illegal immigrants and limits on the size of ammunition magazines. He's pushing for bills on green spaces and apprenticeships.

In short, he's done all of the things that a Democrat with presidential ambitions is supposed to do and won two terms in a purple ...

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Our Future: Twin Cults of Personality, Battling on Twitter Forever Jim Geraghty The notion of Oprah Winfrey running for president is the sort of thing that dramatically shakes up the American political world and stirs a reaction in just about everybody. She seems very nice, and many Americans look up to her in an almost quasi-religious reverence. If she runs, I'll be able to re-use all of my "Munificent Sun-King" and "he stepped down into the presidency" jokes from the Obama years. The gif of her joyously screaming, "You get a car! And you get a car! And you get a car!" will be ubiquitous. Spare a moment to pity the likes of, say, Colorado governor John Hickenlooper. I'd never vote for the guy, but as far as Democrats go, he's not that bad. His state's voters seem to like him. He's got a job approval of 54 percent and disapproval of 30 percent. During his two terms, the state legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage, approving in-state tuition for students who are illegal immigrants and limits on the size of ammunition magazines. He's pushing for bills on green spaces and apprenticeships. In short, he's done all of the things that a Democrat with presidential ambitions is supposed to do and won two terms in a purple ... READ MORE There Is a Profound Difference Between Justice and Identity Politics David French If you live long enough, you learn a simple, sad fact. Individual adversity does not necessarily build individual character. In other words, spend enough time in the real world and you'll see... 'Raw Water' Makes a Mockery of Human Suffering Jibran Khan 'Raw Water' Makes a Mockery of Human Suffering ADVERTISEMENT I'm Back. Here's Where I've Been. Dennis Prager I won't make any assumptions about how many readers noticed I took a three-month break from column writing. Nevertheless, I want to explain why. I needed the time to finish the first... Why Not President Oprah? Kevin D. Williamson Here is an error I will confess: Having long expected a celebrity-driven personality-cult presidential campaign to emerge among Democrats, I did not fully appreciate how much more powerful a... The Senators' Criminal Referral of Dossier Author Steele Andrew C. McCarthy Two influential Judiciary Committee senators have referred Christopher Steele to federal law-enforcement officials for criminal investigation. Steele authored the salacious and unverified... Trump's Energy Policies and Macron's Vanity Project Rupert Darwall Republicans start 2018 with two big economic accomplishments under their belts. The first is passing the $1.5 trillion tax-reform package. The second is withdrawing from the Paris climate treaty... ADVERTISEMENT I Am Pilgrim: A Thriller Terry Hayes "Hayes delivers muscular prose, sniper-round accurate dialogue and enough superb and original plotting to fill three volumes. He balances it all with the dexterity of the accomplished storyteller that he so obviously is. I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time." - David Baldacci, bestselling author LEARN MORE Golden Globes Red Carpet NFL Wild Card Weekend ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.