Sam’s grifting off the current thing. Where he stands now, his voice is a little louder than the usual herd, but he’s done some stuff that (whether anyone likes it or not) will always follow him. Partially because of how he responded to the allegations. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions on him & shouldn't expect others to carry water for them. In other words, for every person who thinks that Sams sexcreep stuff was no big deal, there’s at least 1 (or more) people who find it disgusting. Now that that info is out there, it will continue to follow him around because he responds in a very self aggrandizing manner. I don’t think he’ll ever get bigger because of how he’s dealt with his past & he’s done nothing of note to change it. It’s not a strong foundation to try & do something serious, especially in politics. I think he knows this, too. He’s out to grift disgruntled white boy bucks, not help with anyone’s plight.