Then I’m afraid it won’t be the Republican Party that disappears, the country as we knew it does.

another 4 years.

If that happens the country dies for good and for all. That’s not hyperbole.

The exact same statements were said when Reagan was running for re-election in 1984. The country did survive.

I think the country would survive Trump but our alliances and institutions would be in shambles.

Reagan was the puppet of assholes and did asshole work but Тяцмр has all the makings of a dictator. If he were to retain office the damage would be irreparable. It will mean that he escapes all of his crimes and rule with impunity. It will mean at least a 7-2 Supreme Court, a further packed federal court system that gives him cover to do anything. It ends our traditional alliances in the world and allows the worst actors to run rampant.

This is a person who knows nothing and cares nothing about our political and constitutional norms. The Reagan people weren’t like this. They operated outside of the law on certain things but they still respected the separation of powers. They didn’t openly commit crimes like this guy. If this asshole “wins” again the transformation of the country to a much more authoritarian style of government is inevitable.

That such an obvious dullard and buffoon could do this is beyond comprehension but here we are.

a new form of government. It’d take a while for many people to realize and believe though as it consolidated its power

The end of America as we knew it for nearly 250 years. The institutions broken, the traditions and norms discarded.

The Republican Party is completely united around Trump on this issue.

The secret no-notes meetings with Putin were probably about Trump getting a cut on Russian oil and gas deals by setting up the conditions to get the deals done (lifting sanctions, opening territories for pipelines, etc.). Trump sees himself as a future partner in Putin's deals while Putin knows Trump is a fool who can be used like an offensive lineman and then sent to the locker room when he is no longer useful. I could say more but it's a sickening topic so I will just stop now.

Putin wants out from under the sanctions. He wants to consolidate gains and get back to stealing money.

They have been trying to get rid of those since Trump came into office. The Senate has stymied Trump on those efforts.

And the GOP traitors are busily hanging themselves.