Trump is swiftly changing the rules of even this shamefully managed 'democracy,' playing according to his own lawless code. Like a mob boss, he pursues, as he has his entire life, the power to do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, for as long as he wants. Elections do not fit into his calculus, except as something to manipulate by any means necessary.
Oh, Trump is running for office, but not the presidency. He is running for an office that never before existed in the history of our republic:
Despot.
Gunning for permanent status as Trump the Exalted, The Magnificent, The "Genius," The Divider and Dominator in Chief, once installed he will not have to bother with pesky items like election cycles, or checks and balances. Already, he is exhibiting for us how this works, flaunting his power, taking the Constitution-defying notion of a unitary presidency - i.e., one-man rule - far beyond what his predecessors dared.
Many floodwaters have yet to surge between now and November, but in Trump's mind they all lead to the same conclusion.
Let's be absolutely clear about the nature of the game we're all playing. This is no longer a contest of "Who will be president?" Not anymore. Not with Trump at the helm. He has upped the stakes: he is playing the game of how a right-wing dictatorship supplants any notion of constitutional democracy.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has long been vilified for his policy of appeasing Hitler in the years leading up to WW II. Are we - though passivity, inattention, or misjudging the stakes - willing to repeat his disastrous mistake, allowing Trump to complete his right-wing coup?
As a rich, white male, Trump never has been made to suffer the consequences of his dishonest, law-breaking, sexual-assaulting behavior. It is in his nature to continue to push the boundaries of his power until he is stopped.
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