It all comes down to the midterms

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If Trump fires Mueller and the GOP congress does nothing, the last hope is the mid-terms. Relying on Democrats to get their shit together doesn't exactly fill me with optimism though.
"If this crisis unfolds as depicted here, the country’s final hope for avoiding a terminal slide into authoritarianism would be the midterm election, contesting control of a historically gerrymandered House of Representatives. That election is 16 months away. Between now and then, Trump’s DOJ and his sham election-integrity commission will seek to disenfranchise as many Democratic voters as possible, while the president himself beseeches further foreign interference aimed at Democratic candidates. Absent the necessary sweep, everything Trump will have done to degrade our system for his own enrichment and protection will have been ratified, and a point of no return will have been crossed."

Open Thread For July 21, 2017

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Trump Considering Pardoning Family and Himself.  Anyone surprised? They're Also Looking To Undermine Mueller's Investigation.  Criminals looking to kill criminal investigation.  Rethug response? Crickets. Entire party is a criminal enterprise,…

Carney Poll Numbers Tank on Stumbling, Bumbling Start

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There is time for Carney to redeem himself, but he'd have to do something that seems like an anathema to him - be a Democrat.
Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds To smother up his beauty from the world, That, when he please again to be himself, Being wanted, he may be more wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.
The poll numbers via Allan Loudell: