The problem for the GOP is post-second Impeachment, the Party dug itself a hole so deep with respect to Trump is that the only way out of the long dead-end they've driven themselves is for Trump to shuffle off his mortal coil. Trump will not gracefully give up the power the cowards in the GOP have surrendered to him, and between January 6th and his actions since then, the 2024 presidential election (should Trump or a close flunky run) will not be a referendum on Joe Biden's tenure over the past four years, but whether America is willing to put an unabashed authoritarian in charge who has proven himself unconcerned and disloyal to the fundamental axioms of self-governance that America is built around. Americans will have to decide whether they're ready to toss out two and a half centuries of democratic exceptionalism for a Dollar Store Vladimir Putin wannabe.
For all the crap that's coming out related to January 6th and Trump's role in attempting to subvert our election, I am heartened by the fact that it was SO blatant that it's unlikely to flip more people into his column for the next go-around. Any room to quibble over trivial details has been wiped away to the point where when Trump is on the ticket, you're either CLEARLY for preserving and continuing our Republic OR you're fine tossing all that away in favor of stupid tribal politics ("he's a bastard, but he's OUR bastard").
I haven't been a fan of Team Biden for quite some time, but if the choice is Biden (or God forbid Harris) in 2024 versus Trump, I will have NO problem pulling the lever for the Democrats. I may disagree with them and I may think that they govern poorly at times, but I don't have to doubt their commitment to the same basic idea of "America" that I know the former guy is actively working to tear down.
The problem for the GOP is post-second Impeachment, the Party dug itself a hole so deep with respect to Trump is that the only way out of the long dead-end they've driven themselves is for Trump to shuffle off his mortal coil. Trump will not gracefully give up the power the cowards in the GOP have surrendered to him, and between January 6th and his actions since then, the 2024 presidential election (should Trump or a close flunky run) will not be a referendum on Joe Biden's tenure over the past four years, but whether America is willing to put an unabashed authoritarian in charge who has proven himself unconcerned and disloyal to the fundamental axioms of self-governance that America is built around. Americans will have to decide whether they're ready to toss out two and a half centuries of democratic exceptionalism for a Dollar Store Vladimir Putin wannabe.
For all the crap that's coming out related to January 6th and Trump's role in attempting to subvert our election, I am heartened by the fact that it was SO blatant that it's unlikely to flip more people into his column for the next go-around. Any room to quibble over trivial details has been wiped away to the point where when Trump is on the ticket, you're either CLEARLY for preserving and continuing our Republic OR you're fine tossing all that away in favor of stupid tribal politics ("he's a bastard, but he's OUR bastard").
I haven't been a fan of Team Biden for quite some time, but if the choice is Biden (or God forbid Harris) in 2024 versus Trump, I will have NO problem pulling the lever for the Democrats. I may disagree with them and I may think that they govern poorly at times, but I don't have to doubt their commitment to the same basic idea of "America" that I know the former guy is actively working to tear down.
It really would be nice if the Democrats had a communications department that could maybe get this word out to the general population.