Thread by @tonygoldmark

Here's the thing: if the Republicans invoke the 25th Amendment against Trump, they might never win an election again. And they know it. And it terrifies them.

Trump won the election with help from white supremacists and other assorted garbage people. That's not his ENTIRE base, mind you - the rest were mostly lifelong Republicans deadset against letting Hillary win - but I do believe the deplorables are what put Trump over the top.

Garbage people who otherwise never would've voted were the difference between Trump succeeding and Romney failing. And Trump can still travel to Bumfuck Nowhere and fill stadiums full of these fucking people.

Those campaign rallies are the only thing Trump seems to genuinely enjoy about the job, and no matter what else happens to him, you'd better believe he's gonna keep doing them until he croaks or gets thrown in jail.

And if they 25th Amendment his ass outta the Oval Office, he WILL hold a grudge. And his loyal sheep WILL be angry. And Trump WILL instruct them to take out their anger on everyone who betrayed him - Pence, Ryan, the "deep state," the whole damn Republican establishment itself.

The GOP can't afford to lose those deplorable votes. They're stuck.

But maybe - just maybe - if the #BlueWave successfully happens in two months, they'll realize they're fucked no matter what, and they'll throw his ass out anyway just to save face in the long run.

I wouldn't exactly call it likely, but...maybe. We'll see.

And we'll VOTE.