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Donald Trump, the most recent former President of the United States and the Republican frontrunner in the current election for President, is on criminal trial. Hes well on his way to being convicted on thirty-four felony charges. Polling shows that the majority of Americans now expect him to be convicted. And what stands out the most about all of this is what doesnt stand out.
Trumps remaining supporters know hes about to be convicted. But theyre not out in the streets. Theres no mass violence. Theres no sign of an impending civil war. None of the things are happening that we were told would happen.
For that matter, the stock market just reached an all time high. Wall Street isnt panicking because the supposed presumptive Republican nominee for President is on criminal trial. Theres no destabilizing factor. Investors like the current guy, they expect him to stick around for another four years, and they clearly consider Trumps ongoing implosion as little more than a sideshow.
So why is it not a big deal that Donald Trump is a week away from being criminally convicted? I think it requires reading between the lines. Any objective observer can look at Trump and see that hes a goner one way or the other. He cant speak a coherent sentence. He doesnt know who anyone is anymore. Hes sleeping through his trial. Hes toast in every sense of the word. The only real question here is whether he even makes it to November.
Thats not to say the 2024 election is a foregone conclusion. There are just too many variables at play surrounding Trumps ongoing downfall. We dont know how much more quickly his dementia will accelerate, or at what point his babysitters might no longer be able to prop him up. We dont know what last minute games the Republicans might play in terms of trying to slip another candidate in there in his place. And even if Trump does limp to the finish line, we dont know what the impact will be when he starts canceling the debates and such.
So we have to keep playing this election like its a tie race (even though more and more polls show Biden slightly ahead). We have to play it like Trump is going to be a real candidate (even though hes becoming more non-functioning by the day). We have to play it like Trump will be a free man through November. And we have to keep in mind the possibility that a collapsing and seemingly dying Trump wont even be the candidate.
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This is not a normal election. But we have to treat it like one. We have to put in the same work – phone banking, targeted donations, retweeting candidates in the most competitive races – that always makes the difference between winning and losing. No one expects Trump to make it. But that doesnt mean we can afford to sit on our heels.
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