Agreed that the main mistake was having Hillary as candidate.
The conflict-of-interest stuff is really remarkable. Its easy to see impeachment in the near future, if the GOP decides it is in their interests to have Pence instead. It's also easy to see the next for years serving as the best-ever GOTV campaign for the left. But the judicial appointments element of this is scary. If Trump plays along with what the traditional big donors want, we could see a bought judiciary for years.
All is in play, to a much greater extent than usual, but IMO the most likely outcome is that nothing too pre-apocalyptic happens. The swamp's newest residents will find common cause with the more established ones, which is the most lucrative option for all of them. We'll get the distracting social issues in the meantime, so Trump voters won't have to consider that they got played.
The conflict-of-interest stuff is really remarkable. Its easy to see impeachment in the near future, if the GOP decides it is in their interests to have Pence instead. It's also easy to see the next for years serving as the best-ever GOTV campaign for the left. But the judicial appointments element of this is scary. If Trump plays along with what the traditional big donors want, we could see a bought judiciary for years.
All is in play, to a much greater extent than usual, but IMO the most likely outcome is that nothing too pre-apocalyptic happens. The swamp's newest residents will find common cause with the more established ones, which is the most lucrative option for all of them. We'll get the distracting social issues in the meantime, so Trump voters won't have to consider that they got played.
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