A Righteous Response to “Deny. Defend. Depose.”

Word of the year candidates for 2024 included “Polarization”—Merriam-Webster’s choice. Dictionary.com opted for “demure.”

They both had their reasons. My personal choice would be “comeback,” recognizing the remarkable reemergence of a political “has been” and his party winning both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.