I only wish they'd called these nutty announcements Q-Tips instead of Q-Drops.

If you tell a lie a thousand times it's still a lie.

if you tell it 1001 times it doesn't suddenly become true.

FFS Biden won, Trump lost

I expect he will. He'll want to reduce his personal risk of legal problems down the line and this is one of the few things he can do about that. It of course won't help him at a state level though. He has serious problems down the line.

Fair enough it just would not happen in this country I know I have done many elections these things have to be supervised, Caesar's wife has to be above suspicion.

One more point

I thought you are an ex-teacher.

In any event I have met some seriously weird teachers who only very reluctantly stuck to the curriculum and held very odd beliefs in their private lives.

From all you say here you would be quite at home with them.

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How to handle Trump, and the attitudes of his base, is going to be a problem for both parties going forward. It cannot though be allowed to dominate the immediate issue of bringing their virus problem under control but as Biden's term will start with the vaccine rollouts that path looks set to lead to better things.

The Democrats will have the problem of balancing what the law demands for those who are guilty of crimes with the impact on seeking to heal the terrible divisions. The law cannot be ignored and no President ought to even try to interfere with it. Except via pardons! So maybe pardoning Trump and his family in a creative way, which limits their capacity to do any further damage, is Biden's way forward. I have no idea though of whether that is even possible.

The Republicans must take back the soul of their party and restore it to its historic place of decency and integrity. If they don't they will remain on the margins until they do.

The attitudes that lie behind Trump's base and his rise won't just disappear if these things happen. They are too deeply ingrained in part of America for that in the foreseeable future. The numbers who hold them can though gradually be reduced through education and experience. Show respect and understanding. Hold them up as cultural icons whose contribution to the USA story is valued and they won't feel so isolated and ignored. The others who were attracted to Trump, but only loosely connected to his base, are more easily prised away.

Here's hoping.

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