This is what we are dealing with folks. R politicians sold all of us out to their masters by letting trump take control of their party and they continue to protect him, even if it means implicating themselves and further investing in the destruction of our democracy. They've had many chances to reject him and kick him out, but they are weak and in it for themselves. FOX and "conservative" voices have been helping them spread lies and brainwash the sheep, and they profit heavily from it.
It's a full blown cult, no questions about it. Want proof? The mouth breathers don't care about what any R or D has to say... they only listen to Trump and whatever he says and does goes. They don't want Cruz, Nikki or DeSantis... only Trump will do. Those who worship him are allowed to participate in the grifting and power grabbing, while anyone who criticizes him in any is aggressively shunned.
For Ds, this is like trying to swim up a waterfall. You can't outlie them and you can't outcrime them. The masses simply lost too much trust in government and politicians (special thanks to the GOP for that) and it won't help much for any of them to start swimming in the mud and drop their bar down to trump's level. The mental fix is in and they only trust their master at this point. Criming to defeat Trump also cannot be a solution if the goal is to preserve whatever is left of our democracy.
So what can be done? It's really up to us voters to go out there and vote in record numbers, noting even that may not be enough. I see a worrying trend of democrats I know who seem to be sleepwalking into defeat. I'm hearing defeatist comments, drawing equivalence between Rs and Ds, and they are also falling for the overblown economy concerns even if they can't disagree that Trump would be a total reckless disaster.
I quickly redirect any conversations to this:
One of the candidates is openly advocating for ending democracy. Don't allow yourself to be numb to that. If this doesn't motivate enough Ds, we are indeed doomed.