Trump Isn’t A Special Case, He’s A Test Case

Trump Isn’t A Special Case, He’s A Test Case - I & I Editorial Board

"Liberals might be scratching their heads over why potential Donald Trump rivals are rushing to denounce his indictment.
The reason is simple. 

Conservative Republicans know that if this assault is allowed to stand, they will be next.
...But the lie at the center of all this is that Trump is a special case that justifies such previously unimaginable antics.
He’s not.
Trump is a test case....
That is why as soon as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis started appearing as a possible new threat to the left’s established order, it immediately pointed its weapons at him. 

And so we started seeing headlines such as:

• “Who’s more dangerous — Trump or DeSantis?”
• “A Comprehensive Guide to Why a Ron DeSantis Presidency Would Be as Terrifying as a Trump One”
• “DeSantis is a ‘very dangerous individual’ an expert on fascism argues”
• “Believe It: A DeSantis Presidency Could Be Even Worse Than Trump”
• “Branding expert explains why Ron DeSantis is way scarier than Donald Trump”

The truth of the matter is that if Mister Rogers ran as an unapologetic conservative today, he’d be treated with the same level of disdain as Trump...