If you wanna play at coaching a team, you probably should wear the uniform

[Kentonio]

125. No, you're not a special cupcake who sees the big picture no-one else does.

The long term benefit scenario you're suggesting a) can be wildly altered by unexpected events or circumstances (another war or major terrorist attack springs to mind) and b) completely ignores the incredible damage that can be done in the meantime, 'if we survive' aside.

There are countless ways that the GOP could work this to their benefit, they already hold a wildly unbalanced amount of power, and if they kick Trump to the curb and replace him with Pence, then the very radical nature of Trumps behavior will mean people see Pence's evil as far more normalized.

If the party unify now and get to work on the mid-terms AND if the GOP continue to self-destruct then yes it could mean strong gains for us later, however none of those things are guarantees and it smacks of incredible hubris to describe the brutal kicking we took in November as any form of victory. The American people chose Donald J Trump as preferable to our candidate. That is not a victory however you choose to spin it.