In a thrilling finish reminiscent of the men’s 1,500-meter final at the Paris Olympics, an Attention-Whore Index race that had been shaping up as a battle between two perennials, Donald Trump and the revivified Sussexes, produced an entirely different winner: the loose-cannon, compulsive kibitzer Elon Musk (28 percent) surged past both of them to break the tape. Not exactly a dark horse, but a surprise nonetheless. The Sussexes settled for the silver (26.4 percent) medal and Trump for a rather cheap-looking, gold-plated bronze (25.2 percent). The rest of the field was led by Trump’s latest folly, J. D. Vance (7.6 percent), and Gavin Newsom (6.4 percent), ever ready for his close-up.
Can Musk defend his title? Will the Sussexes show further signs of hitting their stride? And might Trump parlay his ongoing disintegration into a spotlight-commanding spectacle? It’s kind of up to you.
