I think our democracy will ultimately emerge from Trump's one term stronger than it's been in years [View all]

[Tom Rinaldo]

Trump accelerated the rot, greatly, but it was already present and growing, like a cancer that many saw signs of but which had not yet been officially diagnosed. January 6th was the biopsy that confirmed it, the rot can no longer be ignored. Recognizing it is the essential first step toward effective treatment.

But it's now clear to me the our democracy would not have survived a second Trump term intact. That's how fucking close we came to the brink