I keep wondering if maybe eventually the Republican base will abandon Trump not so much because of practical issues like the logistical headaches of trying to do international politics as a convicted felon but because it’s really impossible to ignore the fact that he’s just a garbage human being
I suppose there may be some folks for whom his selfishness, mendacity, pettiness, and cruelty are features but I really don’t think those things are appealing to the majority of the base. They might like the idea that he’s “strong” or “uncompromising” but not that he’s a whiny loser prick
The thing that they love about him is his ability to be unaccountable for the things he says and does. If there’s hope it’s in that illusion being shattered by all of this. If he actually faces consequences, then he’s just another crook. That won’t sway everyone, but it absolutely will sway some
