The Shifting “Playoff” Picture in the Republican Party. By Gene W. Edwards. Posted 1/22/2024.

The USA is under siege. Trump, Trump, Trump everywhere, the siege started by him. Watch USA convict Trump of de facto insurrection and bring him down. By this fall. Value Biden’s calm approach and general competence, duty over drama. Big war avoided. Meeting bullies with power. Biden able to bring Trump down. It is Biden who appointed Merrick Garland, A.G.

I just heard today about DeSantis dropping out AND FIELDING HIS SUPPORT NOT TO HALEY BUT TRUMP. Furthermore, Trump has a whole parade of endorsers of him in the month-away South Carolina primary. Yeah, some DeSantis voters will vote for Hale, more Trump — means it’s Trump 65% Haley 35% in the Republican primaries, at least through Super Tuesday in March, March 5. Means Haley could drop out anytime. Trump thinks he has the nomination of his party wrapped up. He’s going to give all his supporters pitchforks. Haley will give hers shrimp forks.

Now here’s the latest I’m getting. A string of legal imbroglios face Trump! I estimate he’ll lose two-thirds of his remaining fortune this month in NY, after the fraud trial and penalties, and all the civil penalty judgments coming his way. The E. Jean Carroll trial will conclude soon. A 30-million-dollar fine — verdict, penalty — would not surprise me. On March 5, the day after the super primaries, the Jack Smith trial is scheduled to start regarding “election interference” (sedition!). Other cases follow, before General Election Day, some…