If someone wanted to write a Book about the year 2024, they'd have a wealth of characters and sub plots regarding this year's presidential election.

Every good fiction book I've ever read has believable heroes and great villains who provide a clear contrast of good and evil.

Setting the scene...

The Republican party has folded up its tent and is now the party of one of the greatest con man in history - Donald Trump. In our fictional account we'll call him Thump. He's running for re-election in November after losing his last attempt in 2020.

Thump's resume includes being the first US president to be impeached twice and charged with 88 felony counts in four different jurisdictions for (among things) trying to overthrow the last election and stealing top secret documents from the government.

Throw in Thump's recent conviction for being a rapist, and his major fraud conviction, and you have the foundation for a great villain.

President Biden - we'll call him President Goodman - is Thump's foil. He stands as a bulwark against the MAGA cult, representing sanity, honesty, and a conviction to help all Americans regardless of their skin color and gender.

Think about the cast of characters you as the writer can draw from in Congress, our judicial system, state and federal politicians, crazed activists calling Thump "Our Lord," and so much more.

You could describe how Thump's followers left their caves and basements in 2016 to elect Thump and the ruinous effect they've had in this country for the last eight years.

Talk about a thriller.

Will our Constitutional Democracy survive if President Goodman isn't re-elected?

Will America become a fascist state with a supreme leader for life?

This book would have all the elements of a great novel. The suspense caused by a corrupt Supreme Court, and the fact that millions of Americans are under the spell of Orange Jesus, would keep any reader on edge waiting to see the results of the election.

As it Stands, speaking of books... my good friend journalist and author Woody Woodburn just released a new book titled "The Butterfly Tree: An Extraordinary Saga of Seven Generations." 

I highly recommend it. It's now available at Amazon and other online stores or ordered at your favorite local bookshop.

I'll be writing a review of it in the near future. Stay tuned.