My 3-point theory on why Epstein could very well be Trump's undoing and bring about the end of MAGA. [View all]

I'm not going to believe it until I see it, but hear me out.

My apologies if this is a duplicate. I'm in the middle of an inter-state move (finally escaping Florida on Monday) and overwhelmed at work so haven't had a chance to watch much news or dig in at DU. So this could be repetitive.

I think these three things are all true and intersecting.

1. Stoking fears of pedophilia has been in the GOP playbook for quite some time, they created this pivotal issue that is shared by virtually everyone in the MAGA base regardless of their main reason for adoring their cult leader.
a) Transgender people in a public bathroom? Might molest your child.
b) Drag queens doing story hour at the library? Might molest your child.
c) Basements that don't exist in a DC pizza parlor? Molesting your kids
d) Only Democratic senator to be elected in Alabama in eons? Ran against a known pedophile. Lost when he wasn't running against one.
This might force them to see something they don't want to see, and once they see it, they can't unsee it.

2. Some folks who have been burned by Trump or are finally starting to see him for what he is have in this a convenient way to "save face." Weak as far as we're concerned, but it is easier for them to point to this reason for abandoning him than saying, "I was an idiot and believed his lies."

3. Elected Republicans and party operatives who are not Trumpists have a very convenient way to undermine him without having to publicly rebuke him. I do firmly believe there are Republicans fully supporting this effort and some who are quietly cheering it on.

Time will tell, but because of these three things I don't think this is going to fade away into obscurity like his other preponderance of crimes.