I think there’s a very good chance republicans set themselves to be in power for a long term. Even if they lose the House, it’s not like Democrats will be able to pass anything due to the Senate. And the Supreme Court keeps the GOP in power until voters get bored again and fart a new Republican President who demagogues against immigrants and brainwashes enough Americans with Fox News and social media to give them power again. Just look at utah. No one likes Mike Lee. But no matter how bad he is, he’s never going to lose against someone with a D by their name. The only way he loses is in a primary. Hence, why he’s always competing to outextreme his trumpy right flank. This happens across all red states now.
This is why authoritarians are difficult to dislodge from power. See Russia, Hungary, turkey, China, Israel, etc etc etc. Americans have had a taste of authoritarianism and many sadly, like it more than multicultural democracy. We’re going to need a Poland like surge in the rejection of the GOP. But that isn’t possible in America due to billionaires keeping people scared of the browns, trans swimmers and socialism, the Christian right that has melded its entire identity into Republican politics, and social media algorithms that rely on keeping people angry at each other (Republican politics). And the owners of these social media companies can make damn good money by keeping these algorithms in place and hitching themselves with the mafia like gop. Why not? It’s way more profitable than helping Dems who might dare regulate your industry or tax you a little bit more.
