[stfp]

People keep mentioning elections in two or four years, I guess assuming that the MAGA mafia could lose and be ousted. I think it’s 100% wishful thinking. There is no way they’ll let go of power peacefully. But my bet is they won’t even technically lose, thanks to an arsenal of massive disinformation, voter suppression, gerrymandering, intimidation, up to jailing opponents and so on.

[Mossy9]

Also a lot of the trust damage cannot be easily undone. Even if a more stable government does get appointed in 4 years, it might be too late for restoring the previous status quo

[black_puppydog]

That's what the Biden term was. That was the second chance. They blew it.

[czottmann]

My money is on some kind of made-up "crisis" happening in 2 years or so, which means the elections would need to be postponed or cancelled.

[browningstreet]

I’m not discounting that at all, but I shuttled that into the weird and dangerous part. The DNC is an impotent agent for its constituents. And democracy. A spark needs to alight there too.

Musk is already pretty unpopular. A lot of the damage will hit MAGA territories. It may unravel the base for the GOP. They conspired well for a long time. It’s a daunting situation.