The Trump nightmare looms again

[Zorro]

It is increasingly evident that the nightmare prospect of American politics — unified Republican control of the federal government in the hands of a reelected, empowered Donald Trump in 2025 — is also the likely outcome.

Why this is a nightmare should be clear enough. Every new tranche of information released about Trump’s behavior following the 2020 election — most recently an interim report from the Senate Judiciary Committee — reveals a serious and concerted attempt to overthrow America’s legitimate incoming government.

At roughly the same time that Trump was gathering and unleashing his goons to intimidate members of Congress on Jan. 6, he was pressuring Justice Department leaders to provide legal cover for his effort to prevent certification of the election. When they refused, Trump conspired with a lower-level loyalist to take over the department and run it according to the president’s dictates. Under the threat of mass resignations, Trump eventually backed off.

This led to one of the lamest excuses in the long history of lame political excuses. Trump defenders such as Brit Hume want to award Trump kudos for desisting in the end. “Trump decided against it,” Hume tweeted. “It is not to his credit that he even considered it, but his rejection should be part of any story on it.” But this retrenchment, on Trump’s part, was a recognition of positional weakness, not a display of public virtue. The thing that matters most is this: The current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination would have broken the constitutional order if he could have broken the constitutional order.

Meanwhile, it is clear that this same lawless, reckless man has a perfectly realistic path back to power. The GOP is a garbage scow of the corrupt, the seditious and their enablers, yet the short- and medium-term political currents are in its favor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/11/trump-nightmare-looms-again/

[PortTack]

1. Oh BS! The media favors his return..the "political currents" that is such double speak

If you break the numbers down of the 168 million voters 25% identify as gqp and only 44% support him. That percentage is 18.48%

[StClone]

2. I believe that, but after the 2000 theft and the 2016

It keeps scaring us of what can happen unexpectedly.

[PortTack]

5. No doubt..I worry too. What I'm saying is the numbers don't lie

[Roc2020]

3. 3yrs from now.

really. it's unimaginable what the world could be like 3yrs from now. Even a year from now seems forever in politics. I'm not scared.

[Aycorn]

4. Exactly

The whole premise is bogus. That Trump will be re-elected, or the Republicans re-taking control of the house/senate, is hardly a forgone conclusion. If anything I think the odds that Trump will be (a) jailed (b) in too poor health to run (c) no longer alive or (d) just not the nominee are all far more likely.

[PortTack]

6. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[calimary]

9. Nevertheless, NOBODY here better drop their guard.

Yes, it seems rather far-fetched to me, too. But I felt the same way in 2016, and look how that turned out.

[SouthernDem4ever]

7. Let's hope he's convicted of a few crimes of treason before he can run

hurry up Jan6 committee- the ass is right in front of ya

[Stuart G]

8. NO..Trump has no way back to power..NONE, ZERO, NADA...EMPTY..LIE,..STUPID..ETC.

...Maybe 35 percent will vote for Trump..maybe..., say it again.. .MAYBE[

Donald Trump will always be known as an incompetent fool who killed thousands of people...and...keep this in mind....

35% IS NOT ENOUGH TO WIN ANY ELECTION, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.A

stupid story.............

[calimary]

10. Unless they actually manage to steal it next time.

DO NOT GET COMPLACENT!!!

And do not underestimate the gullibility and the short memories of American voters.

[Socal31]

11. This is a terrible take.

Attitudes like this will be the death-knell.

[lees1975]

12. He doesn't stand a chance of being re-elected

None. If the GOP nominates him, the Democrats will win across the board in a landslide.