Well, howdy there internet people, Edsboe again.

So today we're going to talk about the Republican Party in 2024.

And whether or not Trump is still viable,

because somebody sent me a message. or not Trump is still viable.

Because somebody sent me a message asking,

do you think Trump is still a viable candidate in 2024,

given all of his legal troubles? That's really not the question anymore. Barring

something very bizarre happening. Trump's political days are kind of over as

far as getting into office. But he's still a force. He's still the face behind Trump-ism.

It's not a question of whether or not Trump will be viable in 2024. It's a question of whether

or not the Republican Party will be. The Republican Party is running out of time. They have to work to get rid of the extremist elements

within the Republican Party before the midterms.

If the, for lack of a better word, again, if the sedition caucus, if that crew crew and everybody knows who I'm talking about

if those Trump aligned candidates if they take power without Trump in office

then it becomes increasingly likely that when they don't

get their way with the establishment Republicans, that they split off into a third party.

And if they do that, they will be able to sustain it for quite some

time. They'll fall into an echo chamber. There's money that will come in, and they'll be self-reinforcing.

You only think they're in an echo chamber now when they are totally split from the

Republican Party and they've won some races. It will take years for that party to kind of fizzle out.

And during that time, the Republican Party's a zombie.

It's not gaining majorities at the federal level. It's not

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