Organizers hoped a performance of “We’re Not Gonna Take It” would be a battle cry for a community under siege. But it revealed a larger battle to be fought.
thomas jefferson and aaron burr might qualify. 19th century. this is an extraordinary situation not only for pence and trump but for the entire republican party where you have the possibility of donald trump facing multiple criminal indictments while also being the front-runner for the party s nomination in 2024. there was a poll out earlier this week from npr, pbs newshour and marist that encapsulated the dilemma facing the party with great con sigs. 63% of republicans in the poll said they would like to see a second donald trump presidency even if he is convicted of a crime. and 3/4 of independents, 3/4 of people of color, 3/4 of americans under 45 and 4/5 of college educated white voters said they did not want to see another donald trump presidency if he is kovlth convicted a cri. he has successfully convinced a lot of the base to rally around
Biden is 80, and if re-elected, would be 86 at the end of his second term. Trump is 76. Either would end a second term as the oldest president in history.
If ever there was an example that Twitter had it right when the social media giant slapped “government-funded” and “state-affiliated” on PBS and NPR, consider our Mainstream Media Scream example this week featuring politically delusional contributors David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart.