Why are they clinging so desperately to power ??

[kentuck]

There must be a reason?

Are they afraid that the truth will come out?

Are they fearful of losing the gravy train they have been on for the last four years?

Are they afraid their crimes will be discovered?

It must be something very, very serious?

[jpak]

1. Russia

Yup

[MiniMe]

2. tRump wants to stay out of jail

He is broke, and people will find out soon that he is a failure

[AmericanCanuck]

3. Avoiding jail and financial ruin

[BigmanPigman]

4. $$$$$ and power is what they live for.

I am sure the RNC and Graham and Co. are all being blackmailed after Russia got their emails. Their loyalty lies with their big $$$ donors and whoever controls their power (Russia, the Mercers, etc). The last thing they represent are their constituents.

[elleng]

5. a natural human inclination, imo.

In most, however, it's tempered with other attributes AND influences, like reasonable people.

[thecrow]

6. SDNY

[alittlelark]

7. They r trying to 'defend' the INDEFENSIBLE

They need to go into a deep cave for a few years and look at their souls


OR just stay the dicks they are now.

[brush]

8. trump wants to stay out of jail. The rest of them know the demographics...

of the nation are changing and they're afraid if they give up power now they may never get it back.

[LisaM]

9. I was wondering about that today.

I think on some level,.they honestly believe they are simply entitled to it.

[StClone]

10. Much of the above

Narcissistic entitlement and fear.

[Bigredhunk]

11. Yup

Numnutz doesn't want to be investigated and he can't admit that's there's a reality in which he'd ever lose (when, in reality, he loses all the time).

[ret5hd]

12. Because demographic changes, societal changes...

If they can not permanently cement power now, they will NEVER be in power again. Their dream of a white male distopia is SO close they can feel it, brush it with their outstretched fingertips...and if they don’t grasp it RIGHT NOW, they never will.

[GulfCoast66]

15. Yep. That's it for most of them. Trump? Too stupid to understand or care about that.

He is concerned with losing what he has.

[jimlup]

13. I agree - there is something we are not seeing yet...

They are desperate. Desperate enough to risk democracy.

Maybe it is the loss of their world view. Objectively, it is definitely that but I'm sure that they think moment by moment that it is something else. Perhaps the truth about the Russian influence. Perhaps it really is a cult of personality but I can't imagine how stupid and sick people must be to think rTump is somehow something they want to worship.

[Deuxcents]

14. $$$$

Money. In this country, money is power. It cost ?.millions for an elected office that pays 200,000$ a year.? Not all fall into this category but many do.

[jalan48]

16. Fear that their rampant corruption will be exposed.

[OregonBlue]

21. I agree. I think they have committed heinous

crimes and collaborated with our enemies and are terrified it will all be exposed.

[jmbar2]

17. They will have to get real jobs.

And no one will hire them.

[Towlie]

18. Sometimes the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature.

 
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Unfortunately, it seems the dark side has overcome what its members call the party of Lincoln.

[Brother Mythos]

19. Money and power are the most important things in their lives.

It's as simple as that.

[Trueblue Texan]

20. I'm with you, Kentucky...

...they are far too desperate simply to need to hang onto their jobs. They are willing to sacrifice far too much just to maintain their status. There is something much, much bigger.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

22. I hope Biden has a huge investigation

And if they refuse to answer with the required info and interviews they go to the state jail not fancy jail for contempt.

I hope Bidens justice team exposes exactly why they are clinging to power takes out the entire boil on the ass of our country and exposes everything the republicans have been hiding. Even if it goes back for generations. No mercy no forgiveness.

[Worried2020]

23. I don't think they are clinging to power, I think Trump MAY be

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trying to unite all the disruptive factions to support him after he is dethroned.

Yeah, think The American Revolution/Civil War repeated . . . .

Face it - USA is hopelessly divided - this is not the first election where it's a 50/50 chance on which Party wins . . .

Y'all gotta figure this out, cuz if you go to War with each other again, us Canucks won't get off so easy this time . .

(sigh)




W

[BlueCanine]

24. Lounge Material but not enough...

..posts.

Dennis Leary, I'm An Assh***. This is a prescient representation of the GOP mindset these days IMO.

[Vivienne235729]

25. They KNOW that the open racism is going to come to an end. We are gunning for them.

It's true what trump said (probably the only thing true coming out of his mouth): their way of life (RACISM) and the authoritarian regime they have been running around spewing will be coming to an end. Law and order WILL be restored and they will need to go back under the rocks from which they came.