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A Perfect Storm Approaches and Threatens to Capsize Our Democracy
Ads against Trump have stopped, the right is chattering non-stop that Biden’s rhetoric created this moment, Trump is starting his convention in Milwaukee, and no one is talking about replacing Biden anymore.
A troubled young man tried to shoot a person who has more than once hinted at how he would like his cultist followers to do the same thing to his opponents. I wish the young man had not done this. A certain momentum was picking up in two areas: People were starting to pay attention to how bad Project 25 is, and the chances of getting Joe to step aside for someone else increased substantially.
The assault on Trump was a nightmare because it sent Democrats racing back for the safety of civility, and it opened up the gates for every lunatic with a keyboard on the right to talk about how Trump is a hero, saved by divine intervention. The Biden balloon broke away from its handlers thanks to this indescribable gust of Trump’s hot air and unbelievably good luck. Now, it aimlessly careens down 5th Avenue, heading toward the horizon. The Biden campaign pulled its ads to turn the volume down at this moment, and the voice that was finally heard from Kamala as she articulately…
