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David Poe's avatar

Thanks for the great overview, it's a pivotal time, maybe a fourth turning. My contribution to the possibilities would be Texas seceding if things get tyrannical enough, maybe followed by others.

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Jason A Clark's avatar

I could see almost any of these outcomes coming to pass. However, I think a massive Harris win would essentially be the same as a slight Harris win. No one on the right can comprehend a scenario where Harris could possibly win the election fairly. Coupled with what we've seen since Trump was first elected and especially since 2020, I can't imagine a scenario where Harris wins and anyone on the right believes it is a legitimate win.

Ironically, I feel like those on the left would say the same about Trump. They've built him up into such a boogeyman that many of them genuinely don't think it's possible for him to win and if he did they're convinced he will usher in WWIII while simultaneously becoming Hitler and turning America into Nazi Germany (historical precedent of 2016-2020 be damned).

If Trump wins there will be riots. If Harris wins...either nothing will happen or will know the silent conservative majority has finally reached a boiling point and the idea of secession and revolution will be in the open and on the table.

I don't see a world in which Harris wins and the right remains docile and abandons the Republican party. That would be a non-action. It would be easier to take over the GOP than it would be to build a new party and get it in the ballot. There's a reason we're a two party nation - because the two parties make a third party impossible.

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