And similarly, we've been considering his resistance to being replaced when he loses for years.
Again, to remind you (and bankshot1) the context of the discussion is Republican resistance. Yeah, of course we have known about Trump's authoritarian tendencies for years. But there was a time when those concerns could be dismissed as the fever dreams of the Left. We knew what kind of person Trump was, but someone in denial could look away.
There is no possible way to do that now.
45% job approval.
Plenty of ways to deny it and even a few ways to approve of it.
What do you call the guy who gets 45% in a two person race?
Loser.
(a) Sure, but that wasn't the topic. It was whether there were people who don't believe Trump capable of trying to stay in office even though he lost.
(b) To which I added "or who would even be in favor of it."
and
(c) There is no reason to believe it will remain a two person race.
Yeah, who?
This ain’t 2016.
Joe Biden ain’t Hillary Clinton.
Jo Jorgensen, who you might say "ain't Gary Johnson."
The Libertarian Party had enough votes in the 2016 election to potentially have changed the outcome in eleven states and one congressional district. It took away from Trump, but did not give to Clinton. We don't know where those votes would have gone, but for Johnson.
In 4 or 5 of those states, the Green Party, too, had enough votes to more than make up the difference. I don't think the Greens will be as important this cycle as they were last, but I am less sanguine about the Libertarians.
I don't know what the room of people who are not following the race closely is like, Larry.