The political upside to Trump being the absolute worst:

[Aristus]

If he loses the election, his squalid, vile, demented followers will no doubt latch on to someone else who fulfills their racist, bigoted desires.

The good news is that they would have to search high and low (or really, just low and lower) to find someone as breathtakingly horrible as Trump.

And if they find such a steaming pile of worthlessness, there's no guarantee he's going to want the job.

[Polybius]

1. They won't have to search at all

It's going to Tucker Carlson in 2024, bank on it.

[Aristus]

2. It's a possibility.

1. Feckless child of privilege: check.
2. Made his bones with a compliant audience on a ridiculous program: check.
3. So filled with hate he's basically a misplaced, malformed, and infected spleen: check.

God help us...

[Polybius]

8. He's Trump but more articulate

The crazy Tweets won't be there either.

[genxlib]

11. 4. Unpleasant scowl like he just smelled a fart

Check

[TwilightZone]

3. Nah.

Even Republicans hate the guy.

[Polybius]

5. The establishment does

But the people who vote in their Party primary love him.

[TwilightZone]

12. The GOP won't make the same mistake twice.

Trump only won because the rest of the vote was split. The GOP will force people out of the race before they let that happen again. Tucker can't win with the Trump vote alone.

[Thekaspervote]

16. Agree! All the nonsense of dotard running in 24 if he loses, after he handed the gop the worst

Defeat in the possible entire history of presidential elections...no no no! They won’t give him a penny.

But..hey he could fund his campaign himself

[Vogon_Glory]

4. I suspect that the Rethuglies will nominate Tom Cotton

Another mix of racism, reaction, fascism, and xenophobia.

The downside is that he’s politically more clever than Trump.

[Polybius]

7. Cotton is a bit too boring, with no personality

We'll see though.

[DBoon]

10. yes, he has been groomed for a high position for most of his life

[genxlib]

14. He worries me

Better resume and military background. Same backwards ideas.

I don't know if he has the personality to generate the cult like behavior. But he definitely has the chops to be dangerous.

[Midnight Writer]

19. I think Cotton would be worse than Trump. He is a war lover.

If there is one thing I can say favorably about Trump, it is that he hasn't started a war (yet).

I was sure that when he got in political trouble, he would use the traditional Republican "dirty little war" to boost his fortunes.

Tom Cotton is a neo-con who thinks America should be using it's military might to rule the world. A very dangerous man.

[Statistical]

6. There are plenty of people worse than Trump in the US.

The bad news for us if the Republicans ever win the Presidency again is it is likely going to be someone like Trump but actually competent.

[wryter2000]

9. Yup

If Trump had stopped this virus in its tracks, he could easily be looking at getting re-elected now.

[genxlib]

15. I agree

He had a chance to rally the Country around him and get re-elected.

But that was a huge "if". It would have meant him showing a level of aptitude, empathy, leadership and gravitas that he simply does not have.

[PatSeg]

13. The upside that I see is

that Trump in his colossal fall will take a lot of republicans with him, republicans that Democrats have been unable to unseat for years. This will be a historical fracturing of the republican party. Either they will have to reinvent themselves or start a new party. That will take time and in the interim, Democrats will finally be able to get things done. I'm picturing a 2nd New Deal, long overdue and actually imperative for our survival as a democracy and for the planet.

[Thekaspervote]

17. Gosh I hope you're right!

I know the Lincoln project crew say they will never return to the gop party as it stands right now

[PatSeg]

18. I know they've bounced back before

often against the odds, but this time, I think they really have gone too far. The nutball fringe just isn't enough to support a party. If this doesn't do them in, then I can't imagine what will.

[Yavin4]

20. "they would have to search high and low to find someone as breathtakingly horrible as Trump."

Tucker Carlson says hello:

[Aristus]

21. Well done.