As the Times noted, he said that “he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.”
As the Times observed, “Mr. Trump’s expression of regret … was … a warning sign that he had not given up on the idea that voting machines were dangerous or that they could be seized in an effort to curb fraud.” We should take that warning seriously.
So far, the leaders of the Democratic party have not. They have focused on mobilizing to compete successfully in November, but have done little to ensure the election is not rigged through executive action, intimidation, or interference with vote counting.
The Democratic primaries need to be an absolute bloodbath this year. Unfortunately Schumer is with us until 2028, so we’ll probably mostly be dead or he will by then.
He could be fired as leader though. Make that a campaign issue for any Senate race.
Could doesn’t really apply to good things in politics, but I appreciate your optimism. He will in all likelihood step down peacefully if he’s not gunned down first. Maybe a massive progressive wave could change that, but I think it’d be a big ask even if that happened this year. It’d have to be multiple elections worth of progressive waves I think. Given the growing special interests in democratic primaries, I think the real fight is going to be out front in most of these cases.