Cal Thomas: This is the secret ingredient that will put Republicans back in power in 2022 and 2024

Before the coronavirus pandemic, a Republican president and Republicans in general were on a roll

One small publication has not relinquished wisdom or objective truth to the mob. It is called "Modern Age," published by The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a self-identified "conservative review," but don't put them in a pigeonhole in case that label doesn't define you.In its spring issue, editor Daniel McCarthy makes a bold prediction. McCarthy believes "Progressivism is a dying ideology," despite its "hegemonic position in the nation's media and most college campuses." While some on the left see the slim victories by Democrats at the national level in the 2020 election as proof of the advancement of progressivism, McCarthy sees the opposite. He writes the Democratic Party "has no leaders more appealing than a 78-year-old Joe Biden. Who will replace him? There is no second Obama." Biden has said he wants to run for a second term. He would be 82 in 2024. Are voters ready to re-elect someone that old?Who on the left has broad public support? Most of the nationally known progressives have loud voices, but virtually no legislative records. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. is the most familiar among this small group, but some believe she and the others are largely media creations with few accomplishments.