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I have to step back occasionally and think about how this plays out. The reality in the last presidential election is simply that Biden received 8 million more votes than Trump did and if it was not for the BIG LIE, it wasn't particularly close.

So now we are all supposed to cower before the threat of the 33% of republicans sitting at the stool on the end of the bar swearing it's time to take up arms.

Try taking up arms with an AR15 against a Huey with hellfire missiles.

So back on point. Let's say that one third of the GOP sticks with Trump no matter what. They stay.

To Hell with Santis or whoever. They stay.

If that does become a likely scenario, then we have really become a three party system. Sane Republican, crazy insureectionists and Democrats. Now it has always been the case that Democrat argue amongst themselves, but Biden still got 8 million more votes than Trump.

So assuming that The Trump Ego is sick and strong, he might well keep his fans as a third party or by simply allowing disillusioned MAGA people home. I don't know, but I'm guessing that a Trump person doesn't turn into a De Santis person all that easily. No Panache. The areas of concern remain the local issues where passionate MAGA people turn out for primaries. The MAGAs frequently win the primary and then lose the general. I like that. What's bad are efforts to corrupt the intent of voting rights and how to count those votes. That's still very dangerous.

But Trump? I think he's actually toast. I want to know how many followers go down with that ship as future noise makers. I just don't think that DeSantis can lie as easily as Trump does. That's a gift. .

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