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Callie Palmer's avatar

I keep wondering how big his voter base really is. He claimed that 200 million Americans loved him in one of his idiotic speeches or after court (it all blurs together), and I know that's not true. What I do find problematic is the number of people in positions of authority that can sway people toward him, or who provide cover of legitimacy.

Also - wtf is up with Clarence Thomas and why is THAT not bigger news? Especially on the day they are hearing arguments about the Jan 6 stuff.

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L McCreadie's avatar

Oh, Dan, I want so much for you to be correct. But I think my problem - and the problem for so many others - is that history has shown us that Trump is immune. We've actually seen the process play out so many times. There has been nothing - NOTHING - that has damaged him in the eyes of his cult members, and I have no reason to hope that this will be any different. Seriously, all hyperbole aside, I honestly do believe that he could shoot someone and still get elected. I do. And it isn't about Trump. It's about people like Chris Sununu who admit what Trump has done on national TV and still say they will be voting for him. And all those MAGA freaks who simply don't care. The more evil Trump perpetrates, the more they love him. But the kicker is our system that will NOT reassure us that even if Biden receives a majority of votes, the Electoral College won't still allow Trump back into the White House. I want to have hope, I really do. But it's like hitting yourself in the head with a frying pan and expecting it not to hurt the next time you do it.

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