Had a phone visit with a fellow DUer and it occurred to me that

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7. I may be wrong and the next year will prove that one way or the other but

I believe that the 43% is actually closer to 15-20% and as the election fades into the past that will become apparent. The fever pitch that is Trump can't be maintained. Plus, if he is actually prosecuted and convicted (with family) only the real dead enders will remain next to the flat earthers.

For the next decade the Lincoln Party will be a third party pulling more from the 'conservative' leaning voters than from Democrats at large. Eventually, if all goes well for them (and for the country) they will pull from real republicans and third parties to become a force. I believe they have a long view. That gives the Democratic Party room to prove itself and it's philosophy to a larger audience. As the current Republican party dominance shrinks the power of the old talking points (socialism, tax n spend, steal your rights) will hopefully diminish.

All this pre-supposes that I am right about the LP, that they can succeed in destroying the current R party and that we Dems won't squander the opportunity to fill any small vacuum that Trump leaves.

We got work to do.