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Susan GROSART's avatar

Oh my. So disheartening just when the no kings protests were encouraging. Truly 2 sides of the situation. My pancake is thin!

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Ben Compaine's avatar

Alas, as uplifting as No Kings Day was, it just confirmed what we knew--it's a very divided country.

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Jeffrey Baron's avatar

Pretty gloomy, although accurate. Fortunately, the sun is out.

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Peter D. Jacobson's avatar

There's no bottom to the Trump depravity, and therefore no line that he would respect. Sooner or later, Trump will almost assuredly refuse to honor a Supreme Court decision, leaving the military and elections as the last institutional barriers. But an economic plunge similar to the 2008 Great Recession could so drastically erode public support that even Congress might awaken to take action. Might!

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Ben Compaine's avatar

So, could a recession save us?

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Peter D. Jacobson's avatar

Good question. The shift in Biden to Trump voters in the 2024 election can be explained through both cultural and economic factors. If culture dominated more than economic, it will take a deep recession (Ala 2008) to move those voters. But if the economic (especially inflation) actually dominated, a standard recession may be sufficient. Since I lean toward the cultural as being more significant, I lean toward a deep recession before Congress will be forced to counter Trump's agenda, all other factors (such as the Israeli-Iranian war) being equal.

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