A storm is coming: It might sweep Trump and the GOP into history's dustbin

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A storm is coming: It might sweep Trump and the GOP into history's dustbin
If Democrats can win after all, Trump is toast and the current GOP is finished. But what comes after that?

By BRIAN KAREM
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 6:30AM



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Trump followers, who've evidently studied the Beer Hall Putsch, believe the Trumplican party will be victorious and consume its enemies in hellfire, congressional hearings and a never-ending belittlement on conservative media. Some Republicans with gavel envy and a lust for power are reportedly looking at swatches for their new offices.

They preach civil war and destruction should they not prevail, or if Trump is denied a return to his golden throne. They say those things even as they drive their SUVs less than a mile to go grocery shopping, visit their doctors and hit the drive-through for their favorite cholesterol burger and then a convenience store for smokes and liquor.

No one's going to risk a real civil war while those things are readily available — not for a period of time longer than it takes to march to the Capitol and get arrested.

A recent NBC poll reports that "persuadable" voters — which means registered voters who are not core Democrats or Republicans — are "breaking toward the party controlling the White House and Congress," which would be the Democrats.

The Hill recently published an opinion piece that said the GOP's embrace of extremism has dimmed its midterm hopes. Perpetual Republican cheerleader Anne Coulter just announced the political demise of Donald Trump, using the words millions have already mouthed: "Trump is done."

Maybe she's right. Of course, we've heard all this before and that's part of the problem. When it comes to Trump, there's nothing new. It's just reruns and Trump's ratings are wearing thin. People are sick and tired of his pre-pubescent drama. ..............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/09/01/a-storm-is-coming-it-might-sweep-and-the-into-historys-dustbin/

[Zambero]

1. And now we have dead Sarah in the coal mine

The latest indicator in the ongoing series of "Hold on folks, there's much more to come!".

[sop]

2. Great article.

He's right about DeSantis: "Mussolini with hair"

GOTV!

[Jarqui]

3. I want infighting

Trump starts his own party.

That would end the GOP as we know it.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. If he has any open option to still run...

I believe this is the exact scenario that will occur.

[Lonestarblue]

13. I've read nothing recently about the new party Forward started by Andrew Yang and Christine Whitman.

Remains to be seen whether it will draw away some Republicans and Independents. I hope most Democrats know better than to waste their votes on a third party—2016 should have taught that lesson.

[calimary]

14. Dear God YES!

I hope Democrats are smarter than that!!!

[Jade Fox]

4. Excellent article. Very encouraging.......

Whatever happens with Trump, he is done.

But after the mid terms we need to get very worried about DeSantis.

[magicarpet]

5. Third party,.. third party,.. trDUMP should break off into his own third party for his,..

.... 2024 presidential run.

They could call it -

The Fascist Freedom Fest Party.

[IronLionZion]

7. Oh I hope this is the end of the GOP

that party has fallen off the deep end long ago

[rubbersole]

8. All the media owners are gop.

It's going to take a lot to kill it off. But tfg is doing his best. It's our job to be helpers. This document scandal is five-star popcorn 🍿 city. Couldn't happen to a nicer political party.

[imacsal007]

9. CHOICE is on the ballot. Vote BLUE

61% (and growing) of Americans say abortion should be legal

CHOICE is on the ballot. Vote BLUE

[panader0]

11. Welcome to DU. May I ask who is the guy in your avatar?

[enki23]

10. Why would they be done? They will control the majority of state legislatures.

They will have a *lot* of power, and will *always* be poised to take power. And they've made it clear, if they ever get enough of it, they will use that power primarily to make sure they can't be removed from it by anything so mundane as "voting."

[not fooled]

12. Yeah

As long as the 666kochs666 and their ilk are around, there will always be money (lots of it) to con the ignorant into voting for the party of tax cuts for the wealthy.

[Beartracks]

15. It's not just Trump. Will be glad to see him finally done and gone, but...

... the entire GOP is rotten to the core. Trumpism goes beyond Trump himself. The GOP's rightwing extremism embraces Trump as a convenient messiah, but he's just another tool for achieving what most Americans correctly see as their anti-democratic agenda.

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[sarcasmo]

16. Roevember, and Roe, Roe, Roe your vote.