If Trump Wins — Links to several articles
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****** NYTimes.com: ‘The Real Danger Within the Democratic Party of a Fundamental Crack-Up’
‘The Real Danger Within the Democratic Party of a Fundamental Crack-Up’
The Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie walks through the risks of a brokered convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jamelle-bouie.html?smid=em-share
*** NYTimes: The Deep Source of Trump’s Appeal
******* Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win
And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out.
***** Age Isn’t Biden’s Only Problem
Even if he could prove that his debate performance was an outlier, he would remain a deeply unpopular president with a deeply unpopular record.
*** How to Want Less
The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff.
**** NYTimes.com: Why Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayers
Why Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayers
Trump’s refusal to quit in 2016 won’t work for the incumbent in 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/biden-2024-trump-2016.html?smid=em-share
**** NYTimes.com: Trump Now Has ‘Carte Blanche to Do Unspeakable Things’
Trump Now Has ‘Carte Blanche to Do Unspeakable Things’
In the case of the former president, it is far more dangerous to underestimate than to overestimate his capacity to wreak havoc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/trump-project-2025-supreme-court.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Trump’s Lust for Expulsion, Explained
Trump’s Lust for Expulsion, Explained
It is no accident that he is talking about immigrants’ “poisoning the blood of our country.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/opinion/trump-illiberalism-american-history.html?smid=em-share
******** NYTimes.com: This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like
This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like
A revolution is about to swallow U.S. politics, and it’s based on the simplest and most radical theory of power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html?smid=em-share