mark: in the context of being a candidate, he won the white house having never run for anything before and making lots and lots of mistakes and somehow still won. he won for other things, including weakness from his opponent but i think he was an impressive presidential candidate, based on the result. this is one of the most consequential things that have happened to be talked about by americans for as long as there is history of america. i meet people all the time and this was true before he took office but after he was elected who say this is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. not to the country, but to me. the trauma this has caused amongst tens of millions of americans is profound. 9/11 was a dramatic event for the country and people dying is a bigger deal than anything else but this is a profound event for the people on the left, as a mobilization thing and also psychologically. there are people who wake up and cannot believe this is happening and on the other side there...