Anyone who tells you they know what effect Trump’s conviction will have on the 2024 election is lying. America has never been here before. My guess is that the conviction will push some wavering independents toward Biden. And push some Trump loyalists toward even more fanatical loyalty. Although no direct relationship has been shown between Trump’s rise and the stagnant wages and economic abandonment suffered by a large swath of America, the relationship is clear if you see economics through the prism of social status and pride. I’ve just finished reading the page proofs to a wonderfully insig…