Today, finally, maybe, the drama will be (almost) over. The normal process of concession and transition of the presidency has, like so much else, been trashed by Donald Trump and his minions. But today, when the Electoral College meets, we may finally see acceptance of the election by most people.
Some Republicans (a very few) are already signaling that today should be the end of it. McConnell hasn’t said anything, but the fact that no Kentucky Republicans joined the seditious Texas lawsuit is seen by some as an indication that he told them not to, because he knew the end was near.
The true end, of course, will be January 20th at noon. (If you want to know how long till then, we have a countdown widget on the home page.) But even that will not be the end-end; we’ll be dealing with Trump and Trumpism for a long time.
Will the Republican party continue to be the party of Trump? Will they continue to abandon their principles in order to stay on his good side? We shall see. But regardless, there has been real and lasting damage to our democracy and to our country. Rebuilding will take all of us – including conservatives.
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