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looking at the Vox election in Spain and the face of De Santis over a Sonnenrad I'm thinking of this pattern. I mean it's not a brilliant observation or anything but it's interesting how recurring it is, isn't in? elections in the 2020s compared to the 2010s and early, in almost every liberal democracy, are charaterised by:

1. The presence of an openly fascist party.

2. Much higher (70%+) turnover than previous decades, as people perceive the fascists as a threat (or, if you buy into their propaganda, as the hope of regaining former glory).

3. Very tight races, where the fascists either win by a small margin, or lose by a small margin.

4. Alliances of traditional center-right conservatives / neolibs with the fascists to form coalitions, in EU-style multi-party systems, or as wings of same party to get votes in the USA's FPTP anti-system.

5. Moral panics around queer people and immigrants/Muslims being the wedge issue of choice in the fascists' open/public campaigns.

6. The electoralist Left in shambles, despised and untrusted by the working class.

7. The liberal candidates universally hated and only ever elected as lesser-of-two-evils.