I& #39;ve been downplaying the odds of severe crisis after the election. But this is horrifying, and I think I might have been wrong.

Trump is telling us very clearly he won& #39;t accept a loss. Crystal clear. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1308895705860321283">https://twitter.com/atrupar/s...

Again, I am not some doomer. But tell me i& #39;m wrong that this could lead to actual armed conflict?

* Biden wins
* Trump refuses, claims fraud
* His whole base *deeply* believes him.
* The GOP are craven cowards, go along with it (the 12 or so never-trumpers mean nothing)

...

We are basically in a situation where the future of the country depends on the courage of the institutional GOP to denounce Trump after he loses but refuses to accept it and claims fraud.

So it& #39;s not great.