Many liberal people think he is an abberation, they would gladly return back to "normal". The point is, he is a symptom of a larger unaddressed sickness, there is no return to business as usual, it will only return far worse.

To prompt with something more specific: there is a possibility of a Gavin Newsom vs. Tucker Carlson in 2028, it's crucial to understand why Tucker might win and why he would be ten times worse than Trump.

Most people think Trump is the lynchpin, when in fact, its his masters that decide what happens next.

Even if he was, a lot of things have been destroyed that will take a lot longer to rebuild. Notably, trust.

It would delay things, he has a "charisma" that his followers look like.

But it's true he is a symptom.

He is not a symptom he is an actor that is playing a part in a script. He is manipulated, bullied, and blackmailed into submission.