In a Clown Car Driven by Donald Trump

I have a couple recent election pieces at 1945. First, on the Georgia indictments:

Movement conservatives were fully aware of Donald Trump’s lack of interest in the rule of law or the defense of the democratic process even before the 2016 election. The cowardice of the rest of the GOP with respect to the figure of Donald Trump has long been obvious.

Figures such as Ted Cruz, Lindsay Graham, and JD Vance have made clear that the ethical cesspool that constitutes Trump’s political career is no obstacle to shifting sharp criticism to the most pathetic toadying. Very few elected Republicans have displayed any sense of integrity or any commitment whatsoever to the democratic process. 

Second, and related to some points that Shakez makes, on the prospects for violence in November 2024:

The base of the GOP (and especially the Trump Cultist wing) fancies itself to constitute the vast majority of “real” Americans and enjoys being told so by Trump and his acolytes, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding.

The dangers are thus obvious. On January 6, 2021 Donald Trump inspired a fanatical, anti-democratic mob to attack the Capitol during the accreditation of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. This represented a last-ditch effort to overturn the election.

In 2024, there is every reason to believe that Donald Trump and his anti-democratic supporters will be better prepared to act on a more dangerous and effective timetable. Given that we have good reason to believe that the election will be decided across a handful of states (and that even in those states the crucial votes may be cast in a few major precincts) it would not be at all surprising to witness right-wing, pro-Trump violence at polling places on November 5, 2024.