“ First time since 1860 that Democrats tried to keep the leading Republican candidate of the ballot.”
I think it highly likely that history could again “rhyme.”
If Trump is elected again next year, I believe - pretty strongly - that the Left (with the support of much of the federal bureaucracy and numerous states) will revolt violently. (For when it comes to actual violence, the Left has the patriot side beat hands-down). That is when a hot civil conflict will begin, that will be their casus belli. The outcome will probably depend on where the loyalty of the military and law enforcement resides (no certain thing). But in the end I think it will signal a breakup of states and regions, leading to a Balkanization of the continent with China taking full advantage.
And d- mm them, they are making it inevetable.
Exactly like they did during the "summer of love" in order to drive negative headlines across the nation.
This time around, it will be worse.