Then again...

Of course, for the most part, the last four years have yielded more government deadlock than actual governance, and one could make the case that the country needs strong unifying leadership to prevent a decline in federal power. Another 4 years of similar leadership could cause such a decline. This could prompt the states to form regional confederacies to deal with problems that the federal government normally would have. Whether that outcome is good or bad depends entirely on where you think government power should rest. If you would prefer to see such problems dealt with on the federal level, then you would want to have a strong leader who could unify the many factions of the country under a common cause.

Then again, this is also usually a flashback scene in those dystopian movies.