Yes, and I do believe our "democracy" can and wil survive his lack of respect for the Constitution, but with all due respect, what you may not realize is that now he will only surround himself with people loyal to him. No one will attempt to check his impulses. No John Kelly, no General Milley, no General Mattis, this time. Still, that to me just means more likely the Dems (Im party unaffiliated) take back at least one and hopefully both houses of Congress in the mid terms.

No doubt the Dems were tone deaf re the middle/working class. We need both parties to break into several parties. I digressed a bit there. Im on record in July advocating for an open abbreviated voter process to determine who would step in.

Annointment was a mistake and further alienating.

Ill close with gift links to two NYt post mortems that resonated with me, and one NYT article from July that to me foreshadowed the results.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion/donald-trump-defeat-democrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YE4.mKYY.kYGyYiIf_r3h

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion/trump-elites-working-class.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YE4.wwLW.dlWokO8BOGIi

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/magazine/marie-gluesenkamp-perez.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Yk4.PETq.uyKIhpueo8Gf