They know the evolving demographics are against them. They are swimming against an unrelenting tide, so they have to fight back, and they are willing to fight as dirty as need be.
I don't think the Republican establishment wants Trump to stay as president any longer than necessary, they just want him to rubber stamp the policy changes they want imposed on the rest of us.
Some writer pointed out that the senators who voted to approve Brett Kavanaugh represented about 40% of the American electorate. They have the advantage in the Senate because of the way the body is set up, but there is no way in hell that Mitch McConnell's vision of America is shared by a majority of Americans.
Nine states in the middle of the country (MT, UT, ID, ND, SD, NE, IA, OK & KS) have collectively fewer people than the San Diego/Los Angeles metroplex, yet have 18 Senators, where the entirety of California has but 2. Until the portion of the constitution that allows this is changed, Republicans have a truly unfair advantage.
There are more liberals and progressives in this country than conservatives, but they have the upper hand at the moment.
Things are going to get a LOT worse before they ever start to get better, but I don't think it will come to a dictatorship.
The Republicans now are on the cusp of controlling the judiciary and with that they can control how laws are interpreted. If they keep control of the senate, and that is pretty likely, they can squash any and all progressive bills put forward, no matter how benign or benevolent they are.
I think one of the major problems at the moment is the continued drawing of breath by McConnell. He needs to die, either literally or figuratively. If the Senate gets back to being a reasonable body, with a reasonable majority leader, we might recover in my lifetime.
Otherwise, it will take generations to undo what Trump has inflicted on us.
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