Is Trump done?

[Loach]

@Little_Nemo

@Loach

Have you forgotten how bad it was when he
lost? Policies come and go. Politics ebb and flow. Even the Supreme Court and precedents will change. What the country may not be able to survive is another unpeaceful transition of power. I don’t see any other potential nominee attempting to stir up a revolution if they lose.

But you have to wonder now that Trump opened that door.

Trump’s attempt to overthrow the government was like his attempts to be President; it was full of loud talk, last-minute poor planning, and an expectation that other people would do all the work and then hand him the reward.

If DeSantis or some other Republican gets elected and is facing a possible defeat in 2028, they might look at the Trump precedent - including looking at why it failed. Somebody smarter than Trump would begin laying the groundwork for a coup in advance - maybe even before the actual election. And the actual seizure of power would be a lot more subtle than a bunch of violent idiots storming the capital. It would be done quietly in back rooms and we’d still be questioning if it happened weeks afterwards. The public would only become gradually aware that something happened and things are somehow different now.

I don’t see anyone who is likely to be a Republican presidential nominee (leaving out Boebert and her ilk) who would be willing to attempt an over throw of any kind. Maybe in the future someone else will emerge at that level but not even someone like Pence on the hard right has the same lack of morals. DeSantis falls in the wrong to an acceptable level category. If elected you might not like the things he does but he’s not going to toss out the constitution to stay in power. IMHO of course and I don’t claim to be psychic or an expert.