An underrated possible future is that in a few months time Donald Trump loses the election and then spends the rest of his life in court and in jail for his many crimes. Like, this could definitely be how things go
I mean he has zero reasons not to just run again in 2028 even from jail. He’ll always have a sizable enough portion of GOP dead enders and the credible threat of burning down the party/running 3rd party.
I gather from the actuarial charts that we would have about a 19% chance of something getting in the way of that run, and that might be higher if he's humiliated and - worse - not on television.
