Pence will be cast as the next Gerry Ford.

[DFW]

24. I quite agree

I get the distinct impression that Trump was the straw man they needed, and that Pence was the tool they wanted, but never could have elected. Trump must be every bit as uncomfortable to them as he appears to be, and Pence must be every bit as acceptable to them as Cheney would have been (minus the string-pulling that Cheney was so masterful at).

Kicking Trump at this point should be left to Late Night talk shows, Rachel Maddow and the editorial pages. The top of the news hours and the front pages should be devoted to what a disaster the Republican Party as a whole has been. Without that, the current Congressional imbalances remain or get worse, and the Supreme Court will become a new Scalia Court that will outlive many of us.