I’m just not seeing how a cult of personality type could arise on the left.I think the sad truth is is that given the partisan divide and the current trajectory, it would/will only be a matter of time before a radical leftist populist becomes a similar "cult of personality" leader a la Trump but on the liberal side.
“Immigrants are taking your jobs” is an easier sell than “boys can have periods.”
The most populist figure on the left was Bernie Sanders with his economic justice playform and he couldn’t close the deal in 2020. He won’t be a contender in ‘24. I think we’re set on the left for the reaminder of America as we know it’s existence with a range between stuffy old moderates and obnoxious millennials with too many advanced degrees yammering about trans rights and other assorted shit that creeps too many people out to be a threat for the Senate or Presidency.