When a president sabotages his own country

Forget Russia. It’s Trump who is interfering in U.S. elections. 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Trump may [hug and kiss American flags](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhhZvsP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDExMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM4MTEmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDM1NDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnY9WE9TYUpoUkRDRElXA255dEIKABvsFqNfgGlzPVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and pretend to be a great patriot, but his claim that the election is being stolen from him is a betrayal of our country. I don’t believe he will succeed, but he will make America harder to govern and constrain American power abroad — exactly what Russia tries to do. So for all our concerns about Russian hackers in St. Petersburg, the biggest threat comes from our president’s own actions from the White House. [Here’s the column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhhZvsP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1lbGVjdGlvbi0yMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDExMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM4MTEmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDM1NDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAb7BajX4Bpcz1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). So Who Won? I’m not a psephologist, so don’t pay much heed to my election analysis (I’m thrilled that I just slipped in the word “psephologist,” which means an expert in election data). But the general view seems to be that Joe Biden is in a very strong position to win the election. It appears he will win Arizona (Fox has already called it for him) and probably Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan — and that would put him on top. In addition, Biden has a solid chance in Pennsylvania and possibly Georgia, where the ballots yet to be counted are believed to be disproportionately Democratic. 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Republican candidates for Senate from Maine to South Carolina, Georgia to North Carolina, did better than expected. The upshot is that Biden, if he does occupy the White House, is unlikely to accomplish many of his goals, and he may have grave difficulty getting judges confirmed. I wonder if Democrats talked a bit too brazenly about ending the filibuster, adding states and fiddling with the Supreme Court in ways that may have hurt Democratic Senate candidates. The Future of the Republican Party If Trump does lose, he did well enough — and Republicans did well enough — that he’ll probably remain a credible force and the most popular figure in the G.O.P. For those who had hoped that a devastating defeat would send the Republicans into the wilderness to reflect and restructure, that seems unlikely. 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And if he’s indicted on criminal charges at the state level (I’m guessing he will pardon himself for any federal crimes he may have committed; scholars argue about whether that is feasible), then many Americans will just see that as liberal revenge against their hero. In any case, Trump may end up a commentator with a huge conservative following and long-term influence, and the G.O.P. may well continue to follow him. Nail-Biting With John Grisham I mostly read nonfiction, but yesterday I soothed my nerves with John Grisham’s latest, [“A Time for Mercy.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhhZvsP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVuZ3VpbnJhbmRvbWhvdXNlLmNvbS9ib29rcy82MjMwNjcvYS10aW1lLWZvci1tZXJjeS1ieS1qb2huLWdyaXNoYW0vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAxMTA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzODExJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQzNTQwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG-wWo1-AaXM9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) My favorite Grisham is still “The Firm,” but he’s always good for a page-turner — and for distraction from election jitters. When a President Sabotages His Own Country We’ll see soon how this unfolds. My guess is that the election results will increasingly trend toward Biden, but that Trump will fulminate and insist that the election is being stolen, creating instability and damaging our country. Trump is doing Putin’s work, sabotaging our government. 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