The Republicans did extremely well downballot in 2020, and they get to redraw the district maps in many states for the next 10 years because they dominate many state governments. As long as they can gerrymander, they can win House seats, and as long as the EC exists, they can win presidential elections.
Agreed, but his open condemnation of Trump directly after the attacks was pretty fucking straightforward for Mitch.
I also agree with that, it makes sense for Mitch to convict but it's Mitch.
I don't agree with the "10 years minimum" thing, but the question there is how Trump not being on the ballot affects them.
Senate has to hold a second vote to bar him from running, so in theory he could be impeached and removed without being barred, though I think that is an exceedingly unlikely outcome.
Pretty much. Once this gets moving more scumbags will grow a spine if the right names put their knecks on the line first. Mitch is the ultimate cover for them all.
10 years is the time until the next census.
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Yes, they did well in 2020, as a unified party. If the GOP ends Trump, a massive number will either defect and try to form a third party, or simply refuse to vote.
No chance Mitch is a 'changed' man. I hate the fucker, but he has always been shrewd.
If Mitch, the senate leader of the GOP goes over, it will be like the Jan 6th vote, with 7-10 radical senators breaking with him. May not be even that high tbh because senators cannot gerrymeander seats, it's statewide elections. You might get Cruz, Hawley from deep red states leading the dissent with a few others. The moderates and any R senator not in the deep south could come over to Mitch.
Total, but once the ball gets rolling it will gain momentum.
Even better:
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It's pretty sad/funny that in the end, the thing that ended up dooming Trump was Trump supporters, rather than the countless lies and crimes of the man himself.
