So, what does the Republican Party do now?

[Girard442]

Actual election day is a month away. Voting has already started some places. Trump trailed in the polls before the double debacles of the debate and the announcement of his and Melania's positive tests.

The notion that the test results were false positives or that Trump's encounter with COVID would be asymptomatic have already left the building. Under the best possible circumstances, Trump will not be able to make public appearances for two weeks. Under less than the best circumstances, we all know the possibilities.

Do they cut their losses and 25th Amendment Trump now, leaving them with Pence as their standard-bearer? Do they short-circuit even the thinnest pretense of normal process and confirm ACB to the SCOTUS instantly and then turn around and have the SCOTUS crown Pence king? Or are they so far down the rabbit hole that they take it on faith that Trump will rise healthy and strong?

Or, I suppose, they could lose the theofascist fantasies that are slipping away anyway and just do what's right for the American people.

Yeah.

[underpants]

1. Disrupt, intimidate, and fight every vote in court afterwards

They’ve already started disrupting.

[BlueJac]

2. Lie and cheat, like always!

[Silent3]

3. Fuck off and die?

Yeah, that works for me.

[Budi]

4. We'll know more in about 3-5 days as Trump's health stabilizes or takes a dive

He's got about that much time before covid decides & the rest of the test-positive Repubs are revealed.

I expect them to hold their breath & pretend things are normal only that long.

Beginning of next week could be the game changer.

[abqtommy]

5. You can bet that the reTHUGS and sPUTIN have a long list of candidates to install as useful

idiots if anything happens to tRUMP.

[FakeNoose]

6. Allow them to commit suicide

My friends we are witnessing the final destruction of this awful, pathetic organization that used to be respectable, but never will be again.