But between acquittal and November, our dear leader will be able to marshall the forces of Russia, China, you name it, to help him win the election. No need for covert action, he’ll have a blank check. I don’t know how to quantify the effect of whatever kind of election assistance he’s going to be able to muster but it might be enough to swing some key states. Free and fair elections? That’s so quaint.So no witnesses and a quick acquittal. That was the first part of my prediction, the easy part.
The more important part of my prediction, the hard part, is that the public remembers this going into November, and the initial celebratory mood Republicans feel this weekend will dissipate into uneasiness as they know they allowed this guy to get away with it. And a lot of them will stay home. But we’ll see.