Yet, Wilentz writes, “many of even the most influential news sources hold to the fiction Trump and his party are waging a presidential campaign instead of a continuing coup, a staggering failure to recognize Trump’s stated agenda.”

Stopping that coup means first winning the election — and then ensuring that local officials certify it.

That means:

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    Even if he loses this year he won’t be finished. It will be 4 more years of fruitless legal action and another run in '28 even if it’s from prison.

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      With the clear signs of cognitive decline already apparent (and knowing his diet and lifestyle) I think the chance of him being in a state capable of running in '28 is low - if he’s even still alive by then.

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      He’s not a fucking god, he’s a pathetic piece of shit human. He cannot and will not overpower frontotemporal dementia. PERIOD.

      Need proof?? Look no further than his father and how his career ended.