Forumlurker161 scenario;
https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=55vk2020-2023: As expected the GOP holds the Senate and gains the House in the midterms, although not by a landslide. Both parties are ready for action in 2024. At this point, Trump has become almost like the mafia boss of the GOP. He holds the power and a single tweet from his tiny orange hands can change the outcome of any election. He shows this in 2022 when he ensures a few GOP house reps who don’t suck up to him end up losing.
Don Jr runs in his own house race and wins.
Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump reach a secret deal in early 2023.
Trump will ensure to make DeSantis the nominee if Ivanka is his running mate.
Obviously DeSantis agrees and Trump sticks to his word (most unrealistic part imho) and privately pressured opposition to DeSantis when he knows he can.
DeSantis faces some moderates who survive such as Romney and Hogan, but it doesn’t matter because they are token opposition.
Meanwhile Biden/Harris still sticks together despite wide belief Biden would retire. He does get a primary from Ro Khanna, but it dies with South Carolina as expected.
At this rate the economy has recovered for sure and although little legislation was passed, there is a sense of “normalcy”.
Biden/Harris run a pretty anemic campaign, and just barely win despite the fundamentals being strictly on their side.
