Abbot keeps getting elected; Xi is functionally president for life.

The office is the Chinese president isn’t even particularly powerful. Xi’s influence is exerted through his chairmanship of the Party and of the Military Commission, neither of which are elected positions in either China or the US. His position as president is an appointment by Congress and has functions more equivalent to our Secretary of State (another unelected US position). He holds these offices by cultivating support within the elected Congress and popularity with the general public.

Abbott, meanwhile, secures his position as elected governor through strategic and systematic disenfranchisement, voter caging, and voter intimidation. He has mediocre public approval and is constantly, often viciously, fighting fellow members of his own party for control of government. His greatest influence comes from fundraising, which remains his forte. Unlike Xi, Abbott maintains his position as a conduit for bribery between private business and public officials.

I think I’m done here

Adios.