We don't talk about this.

[shockey80]

Can Trumps presidency survive until November? I know, we have seen how Trump gets away with everything. How Republicans in congress and his voters refuse to hold him accountable for anything. We are now programmed to believe nothing can bring Trump down.

Is that true, is that written in stone? The next six months are going to be brutal. Trump has set himself on a path that may not be survivable. Everything, everyone, has a breaking point.

Just something to think about. No one knows what is going to happen over the next six months.

[elleng]

1. Anything is possible, of course,

especially because he's so far from normal, and unconstrained by law and propriety.

This is a significant test for the repug party, and the actions of the Lincoln Project give me hope.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Unless 45 dies

We are stuck with that thing in the White House.

And it is not our Democratic House or Senate Minority who own that piece of shit.

It's the GOP - to included their voters, their Senators and members of the House.

Trump is a GOP problem inflicting pain on us all - and until they turn on 45 - we are at their mercy.

[global1]

3. When We Say - Trump Gets Away With Everything.....

In a sense - we give him permission. He says to himself: "They say I get away with anything - so I might as well do (whatever I want to get away with)."

That's why about a week ago - I was furious when I heard that Biden said this:

"Mark my words, I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can't be held,” the former vice president and apparent Democratic presidential nominee said during an online fundraiser.

When a thought like that is put out there - especially by someone as prominent as Biden - in a sense - Trump is interpreting that like getting permission to do exactly what was suggested.

Again - he says - if this is what they expect me to do - I might as well do it.

This has been his modus operandi since he took office.

[stopdiggin]

7. nonsense

I don't recall any "suggestions" that the president impose a Muslim ban, or install children in cages. The proposition that Trump only acts on prompts from others (and most particularly those from his opposition) .. is just demonstrably wrong.

[Newest Reality]

4. I see that...

There is nothing to show a reason to be optimistic about the next six months, at all. We may most likely be descending into a very difficult era with no recovery at all.

What I mean by that is things will change and things have to change and we won't be going back to the good old days. We will have a long phase of needed changes if all goes well, but not without a lot of hardship and much chaos to punctuate it.

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist waits for it to change. The realist adjusts the sails.

We don't really have the luxury these days of trying to predict exactly how the next six-months, year or two-years is going to go with all this chaos in play. What is most important, and deserves the real emphasis is: how do we get through this now?

It is probably better to go day-by-day and develop coping strategies that are flexible than to put too much emphasis on predictions. That actually might help us get a better outcome.

[lunatica]

5. Come what will we are altogether in brand new territory

Trump is the catalyst of the destruction of the old normal, which I think is months, if not years ahead of us. We are living through the first Coronavirus spread and even if we have hope to recover from this one, unfortunately Trump is removing the barriers against it. We are just starting a second resurgence in his never ending failure to stem the spread. So the states will have to shut down again. If nothing else the population will die off or choose to stay home. Then Fauci’s assertion that at least another two waves will occur will happen.

Perhaps President Biden will be able to salvage as much as possible, and also set a good plan in motion to create that new normal we can live in.

It’s important that we remember that a vaccine is supposed to be developed for use well into Biden’s first term. Let’s hope his Administration is strong, wise and abiding.

[malaise]

6. Some of us have raised this

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Once he sees that there is no way he an win in November he will do what he always does - cut and run.

[marlakay]

8. I see him now trying to get away

With as much shit as he can along with his people until they are removed. The polls are still not rock solid for huge win. If the polls get that way he might run, unless republicans pay him to stay to the end. No one likes Pence even republicans.

Also will he cheat along with trying to close post office this year? If we can vote by mail fairly I think he doesn’t have a chance.

[malaise]

9. He will try but this is it

The media are already turning on him