I think, in the end, Republicans will "do a Trump" on Trump. They want his voters, not him.

[Miles Archer]

I think people like Graham, Cruz, Hawley, etc have gone too far out on the limb to come back.

And an "acquittal" vote will appear prominently on the resumes of every Republican who goes that route.

I don't see a "MAGA comeback" for Trump. Without Twitter, with Biden making leaps and bounds on his handling of COVID, filling positions with actual capable adults, and WORKING...actually showing up BEFORE NOON and sticking around till 9 PM or later...right now, Trump is just a 74 year old private citizen hanging out at the omelet bar at Mar-a-Lago.

YES...he WILL try to reclaim the spotlight at some point. I can't predict how successful he'll be at that. I don't believe he'll go the distance on a 2024 run, if he's not prohibited from doing so. Too much work. If he can get $$$$$$$$ and adoration for the least amount of effort, that's the path he'll take.

I expected more news from SDNY...that may still happen, or it may not. Georgia's not messing around...if you saw Rachel Maddow's show last night, you know this is coming.

Nikki Haley's reversal was not unexpected. She's an opportunist. She knows that an acquittal will be strictly partisan and won't play well to the non-MAGA crowd.

I think you will hear less and less about Trump, that the "Q" loons and MAGA Republicans will still do their thing...but I think you'll see more attempts to "rebrand" and less attempts to get Trump up on Mount Rushmore.

[keithbvadu2]

1. Whenever/however Trump is gone, there will be many GOP/evangelical retroactive epiphanies.

That has been my prediction for over a year.

[overleft]

2. They also want the money from the mercers, kochs, adelsons etc.

[mopinko]

3. if there's anything these sociopaths know, it's which way the wind is blowing.

those that think they have a future will be looking for a way to wipe the stink off.
this wont be enough, but this is where they MUST start.

[snowybirdie]

4. I agree

These folks don't have long attention spans. Another fool will come along to capture their interest. Best thing that has happened is his being g kicked off Twitter.

[Miles Archer]

7. It would be a completely different game if that hadn't happened.

He's be armchair quarterbacking every move Biden made. Biden says he increased vaccine supply by 30%, enough for every American. Trump would tweet that he had that much, and more, and some whack job comments about how Biden hid it to make him look bad. So without Twitter, the MAGAts are without a leader, and they'll find "inspiration" somewhere else. Some of them are saying he "betrayed" them. When he decides it's time for his "comeback," he'll get some of them, maybe not all of them.

[Corgigal]

5. They need to be careful what they wish for.

They created their Frankenstein mob, they will have to dance and hop for them. It might not be enough people, and it’s showing the young voters how racists they are. They are drowning their own party, but it was gamble they made.

[andym]

6. They cant do a Trump on Trump

because Trump has the whole right-wing propaganda machine behind him. Read the Fox News headlines on their website--they are all pro-Trump. Trump's followers have been brainwashed to think they are the real victims of a changing America, and Trump will claim he himself is the biggest victim of "cancel" culture. I expect a right-wing libertarian Twitter to be created, if not here then abroad and Trump will be all in. Don't over magnify the importance of Nikki Haley, she will be ostracized for her statements by Trumpers.