You can see it happening. For a while, it was cute. For a while, it was self-serving. 'Let the plebes have their hero. Let them get whipped up into a frenzy. It's good for 'the Party'. When the time comes, we'll make sure they do the right thing.'
For them, Democracy has always been a bit of a joke. A private joke, and the joke has been on us.
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