I *do* have problems with Biden but I also appreciate a lot of what he has done. So it's a mixed bag for me. But what "forces" me to v**e for him is my concern for another 4 years of Trump, who I have a LOT of problems with and can't think of a single thing he did that I can appreciate.

As for my comment about the fanatic support that Trump gets from bigots... I was clearly referring to bigots... as in, what my sentence actually says. Just because he gets fanatic support from bigots doesn't mean that only bigots support him.

But since you're bringing up this false dilemma, I'm going to quantify it. I think that his 2016 deficit in the popular v**e was only 3 million because there were a LOT of Americans that are NOT bigots that v**ed for him for other reasons. But I think that after 4 years of his presidency a LOT of those v**ers changed their minds about him, which may help explain why his deficit in 2020 increased to 8 million v**es.

I think the more we learn about Trump the more he depends on bigotry to continue supporting him. If I had to guess, I would say his support in 2016 was 40% driven by bigotry and in 2020 it was maybe 70%. Since then with all his e******n denial BS and his criminal cases, I would guess that 90% of the people still standing by his side like good little soldiers are in fact bigots.

That doesn't mean these bigots are all the type that would lynch black people (although some of them are). Many of them are what my friend calls "polite bigots" which was a reference to my own mother, a British conservative who is outwardly respectful toward everyone but struggled when my brother married a Jew and when Prince Harry married a women carrying black DNA.

So bigotry runs a broad spectrum... it basically applies to any form of prejudice, whether intentional or ingrained... From those who commit h**e crimes to those who would prefer that the government do the dirty work of keeping "other people" in "other places".

90% at least... I would bet on it.

I just thought of something. When you said misdemeanor, I remembered " High Crimes and Misdemeanors. " In the Constitution Impeachment of government officials including Presidents uses that phrase as grounds for removing one from office.

I believe that if Trump is convicted even of a misdemeanor Democrats will argue since that is grounds for Impeachment, it is also a reason for refusing to seat Trump. Even then I think the Supreme Court would seat Trump and force Democrats to Impeach him.

I am talking out of my ass, but I say my scenarios are all plausible. I yield the floor.

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And I remember all those things as well, now You've reminded me. Those years were a period of great unrest there. One wonders what would have happened if the assassination had been foiled and Rabin had lived. 🥺

Thank you, too, for using AP & Reuters btw. Much appreciated
From the article:

"Israel has imposed a complete siege on Gaza, preventing the entrance of food, water and fuel — a move that has created a catastrophic humanitarian situation. As the Israeli military gears up for a ground invasion and pledges to topple Hamas, the futures of Gaza and its 2.3 million Palestinians look uncertain."

This is the crux of it, IMHO. Between airstrikes, missiles and slowly starving the people in Gaza, Israel has made itself into very nearly a pariah among the civilized nations. The more people become aware of what has been happening, the more support there will be for the people living in Gaza or -conversely - the less support there will be for Israel. It went way past revenge for the 1200 a long time ago, and it became obvious early on that Bibi didn't really care whether the hostages were released or not. If they were k**led, it would be more political ammo for him with the people of Israel - half of whom were ready to toss him out before Oct.7 because of his autocratic tendencies.