Regretfully, reports of the death of the Republican Party are exaggerated and premature. Given the gerrymandering sanctioned by the Supreme Court, the blatant voter suppression and the contagion of hatred and conspiratorial beliefs infecting a substantial proportion of the populace, don’t count on a collapse of Republican prospects in upcoming elections. The legislators who have sold their souls, by their unwavering support of Trump despite overwhelming evidence of his corruption, criminality and incompetence, are betting on a rising tide of anti-democratic sentiment to bolster their electoral ambition.
Unless President Biden is able to enact his agenda, reining in the pandemic, restoring the economy, solving problems of immigration and racial injustice and rebuilding the Nation's infra-structure, I am terrified by the prospect that the 2022 midterm election will see recapture of the House and Senate by a party being declared deceased by wishful thinkers. Should that happen, a prediction of the death of our democracy will not be an exaggeration.
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