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They’re both running to try and lose the election.
Trump never wanted to win in 2016 in the first place, now he just wants to raise money to pay lawyers to beat his court cases, not become president.
Biden said he would only serve one term as president, because he was old. He doesn’t want to be president again, which is why he is trying to become a unpopular as possible.
2024 is an unpopularity contest.
Trump does have shades of Caesar, in that he's mostly seeking office for the immunity it offers rather than to exercise its powers. Part of him also has an ego about the amount that being POTUS lets him be on TV.
I've been recommended this lecture on Caesar. What do you think of it?
Not OP but I've read Parenti's book on this topic and I would recommend it. He uses the case of Caesar to make a good point that a lot of historians don't like and a lot of people who skim the material misunderstand.
Anything by Parenti is worth giving a shot.
This book? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37811.The_Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar
yup