I fear the common theme now being pushed post-election that this could be the end of Trump is the same wishful thinking that said Trump had no chance at the Republican nomination and no chance against Clinton; it's the media echo chamber and nothing more. Trump still has his cult, and I think will have the nomination again if he wants it. DeSantis is the first politician in my 17 years of voting eligibility I would actually be excited to vote for, and instead I think it will be Trump vs Biden 2.

Have you seen Apocalypto? The ending - spoiler - is something I think about often these days. The protaganist just ran for his life from the evil modern"civilization" that saw people as pawns to be sacrificed, only to see a what must have been to him the totally baffling sight of European explorers rowing to shore from their ships. He turns away from them too, and walks into the jungle, where he will only worry for himself and his family.

If Trump gets the nomination, I'll just walk into the jungle.