"There will be a lot of people singing the ballad of unintended consequences though and it won't be a good thing."

For now, at their core, they're sure God is on their side. There's no need to doubt Trump because he's God's chosen one who can do no wrong. And because of that, there's no need to second-guess their support or even do any amount of soul-searching that might cause them to reconsider their loyalty. It will be too late when they finally come to terms with the understanding that they've been played. Most won't be able to admit it to themselves. Conservative media will assure them that all is well and not let the evil demoncrats stand in the way. 

Is it a stretch to believe that a majority of Trump's supporters have been radicalized? It seems unimaginable, but I don't know how else to understand it. I keep thinking back to Kamala's rallies—to the energy, the hope, and the forward-looking message—and contrasting that image with Trump's sparsely attended events, where he droned on nonsensically about himself, causing people to walk out early. How was that even a choice to mull over?

And what was his final message to his supporters? "They're eating the dawgs! They're eating the cats!" "Your child goes to school in the morning as a boy and returns in the afternoon as a girl!" And it worked. Seriously, It feels like we're fucked.

It's worrying that we need to depend on Republicans to stand up and show some spine to defend our democracy because they have shown no ability to do that up to now.

I want to tune out because I don't know how to stomach another four years of this orange imbecile, but I can't do that. I have a daughter, a SIL, and now a grandson (photo of Cliff and me) to consider. I see protests in my future.

Kevin g