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But, of course, Duke is no conventional politician.
He is an embodiment of evil who sought to tidy up and nearly succeeded in gaining considerable political power.
Levin describes a visually youthfulDuke who even gets facial surgery, disguising the ghoul underneath.
(Duke has said the procedure was medically necessary.)
He is capable of remarkable charm one moment before quickly transforming into a snarling demon.
He is a volatile figure, rich with the danger of uncertainty.
Dukes repositioning allowed him to slither through the formal political system as an anti-tax Republican.
Woven together, these early stories collectively make up a portrait of a failed Never Duke resistance.
There are big differences, obviously.
Trump, of course, found himself elected president in 2016.
All of which points to the grave reality that the problem of white supremacy will persist in this country.
