Two convoluted, unrelated political events paved the way for Donald Trump’s decisive victory. Ultimately, both contributed to creation of the Trump vs. Taylor Swift Era — two mega-powerful people who know how to “Shake It Off,” representing gender battles from opposite ends of the political playing field.

Both are skilled in the art of media domination and influencing their untold millions of followers.

The first set of events occurred when then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell used partisan political rationalization to discourage his Senate caucus from achieving the two-thirds vote needed to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. At that time, McConnell and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) could have drawn up legislation prohibiting Trump from holding future public office. McConnell's history-altering inaction made Trump’s resurgence possible.

The second circumstance was Biden’s wrong-headed, ego-driven strategic decision to seek reelection. This prevented a competitive Democratic primary, wherein a stronger candidate could have emerged to contest a then-weak and legally challenged Trump. Fate intervened over the summer. Biden, already fading in the polls after his feeble debate performance in late June, was forced out of the race three months before Election Day. Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in overnight. Not only was she soundly defeated, but she failed to outperform Biden’s 2020 performance in any state.

But one area where Harris did outshine Biden and Trump was with celebrity endorsements. True to form, Trump turned Harris’s star power advantage into a........

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