I don't know to what extent there are established precedents for when a topic is worthy of a mega-thread, but this decision seems like a big deal to me with a lot to discuss, so I'm putting this thread here as a place for discussion. If nobody agrees then I guess they just won't comment.
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I think republicans will do something, although I don't have any guesses as to what it will be and it's probably going to be Texas or Florida doing something technically constitutional but in practice fenced off(both have governments that need to reestablish streetcred with grassroots conservatives). I agree that it's reasonable at this point to treat democrats as attempting to establish a one-party regime, and that democrats wanting to punish conservative-leaning demographics(aka everyone I care about) as a primary goal has been obvious for a while, but I think there's enough safeguards to stop them from doing so in a way that matters for another 10 years or so even if they hit their election goals, and that they'll probably blink at dismantling them. To be clear, that's cold comfort to California or New York red tribers. But the democrats aren't actually able to impose a one party dictatorship.
Why does Florida need to reestablish streetcred?
Desantis challenging Trump means he needs to reestablish his conservative credentials before he moves on; he can't run for governor again, but he's going to have a chosen successor and more than likely will want a political career(possibly in the senate, possibly elsewhere).
That’s just silly. No one doubts his conservative bona fides. Who out there is saying “I’m not voting for DeSantis. Cause he is too progressive.” No they talk about lifts or call him a robot.
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