The 2024 US Republican Presidential primary is already a high-stakes affair, with FiveThirtyEight polls showing that it is becoming a head-to-head contest between former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fl.),” who seem to have a bit of a power struggle going on.In the midst of that, T…
Trump is going to get so nasty that he won’t win the GOP primary. He needs the protection from prosecution that the Oval Office offers, so he’ll run third party. He will then tell his base that the Republican Party has betrayed him (his narcissistic ass can’t NOT) and they should only vote for the third party candidates that he backs. This splits the right wing, ensuring a Democrat landslide unprecedented in all American history. A filibuster-proof Dem majority in both the House and the Senate will lead to some interesting legislation in 2025.
Things are gonna have to get worse before it can get better. At least here the damage will be mostly self inflicted, rather than fully nation wide.