Expanding on won't go away---With a 50 percent supporting Trump and the realization Trump will likely start his own network or be in the news as much as possible some other way, I don't expect many of the 50 percent to stop supporting Trump. They will still blindly follow his lead.

I think Trump's 'disruption' of Biden's presidency will begin at the inauguration. He won't be there and he will certainly do something to try to take the limelight. He will invite his followers to protest and will 'endorse' violence. It won't be long before we see if those that that condone violence are grandstanders, will become violent or are just bullies.

Just around the corner are the conspiracy theories surrounding how the vaccine is distributed and the order of who gets immunized. Trumpers will be enraged when Biden starts reversing Trump's lack of action concerning COVID 19. As an example, when Biden enacts more restrictive COVID 19 restrictions that will kick start their rebellion. His followers are going to display their support of Trump by continuing to resist the guidelines, especially the wearing of masks as that is a visible statement of their support. With the current infection rate spiking and around 40 percent of Americans not following the guidelines it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. The vaccine will help but not that much until late 2021 or even into 2022. Trump will blame Biden.

I agree the press will try to minimize Trump exposure as time goes on but that is dependent on what happens with their ratings by doing so.

The House and Senate are dis-functional and I think will stay that way until there are term limits and the electoral college is eliminated. If the Senate becomes controlled by the Democrats that will force the Republican to alter their strategy but not much will happen unless they see erosion in the number of Republican seats in the midterm elections.

It sounds like doom and gloom but I think it is close to our reality for a long time to come. Using COVID 19 as an example. In spite of an appalling number of deaths only 60 percent of the nation believes masks are necessary to get the virus under control. At one point we could rationalize citizens were not informed, then it could be said they were misinformed, then it could be said they were ignorant, just didn't understand. All that's is left is stupid and "you can't fix stupid".

I don't know of any process that can stay as is for 200 years. I think that applies to a democracy and our constitution. As is said, change is inevitable and humans resist change. As long we don't embrace the needed changes in our process and procedures we have a fault underlining our national progress. At some point there will be an earthquake it is only a question of the magnitude.

Sounds like the sky is falling and I believe it could be. The good news is that, in spite of the background noise that will occur, the next 4 years will be a calmer, utilizing more common sense and logic, strategic thinking, an empathetic and safer time. And with the jibber jabber continuing it might keep us from going from a huge relief his is not longer the president to complacency the work that needs to be done is not critical for the future of what we stand for.

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