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Neil L.: "They could easily make the party more palatable to the majority"
But could they? As Michael noted, Trump is the awful pinnacle to which they have been striving. Where can they go next? No president could be elected on Trump's platform, I think; all the Democrats need reply with is, "Look how well that worked last time. Keep Americans alive."
I think that the Republicans only saving grace is that the Democrats need almost as much rebuilding and rebranding as the Republicans do. Yes, right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils, and will continue to be so for a while - until THEY become unbearable, and America looks to the Republicans for surcease.
The tendency of both parties, I fear, is "Party before country" - but right now, the Democrats make it so easy, and they do seem to take consideration of the voting public more than the Republicans do. But will this be sustainable in 2024? Will we, heaven forbid, be subject to the Zero Year Curse again in the presidency? Will Biden have a good enough VP to make things happy?
The labels "conservative" and "liberal", or "Democrat" and "Republican" vary so much between individuals that it's hard to assign a commonly accepted meaning. Everyone still follows a tree of needs, safety and comfort. For me and my immediate family. For my neighbors and friends. For my community. For my city. For my region of the state. For my state. And the region of concern keeps growing. But it's REALLY hard to care for people in northeast Ohio, for example, when my street needs repairs and my mother-in-law can't get good health insurance, and Cleveland's regional services are pretty poor.
As for Trump and his asshole army - it's the same discussion as always. Trump doesn't leave office; his weekend warriors show up to defend him.* Then the National Guard shows up and that discussion is over. We saw that a couple of times during the Floyd protests. A militia has NO chance against the real army weapons and armor. God have mercy on the United States if a shot is fired from either side, because the military aren't going to wait for a casualty on their side if they're on full alert.
If Trump knows what's good for him, he'll shut up and go quietly. If he's smart, he'll go to a county with no extradition with the United States, but that's another matter altogether.
*And defile the Lincoln bedroom. Eww.
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