Public and news media attention will now focus on the election campaign and how the president will translate his victory over impeachment to approval of his strategy and tactics in treating those who disagree with him.
Some observers compare the president's attitudes and comments to those of a dictator attempting to solidify his control of government, while others see the decline and fall of the Republican Party.
Meanwhile, there is the possibility that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), a devout Mormon who split with party unity to vote "Guilty" in the impeachment trial, will appeal to other Republicans who acknowledge the president's wrong-doing but insist it fell short of removing him from office. These nay-sayers suggest it will be up to voters in the November presidential election to do that.
With that in mind, there is the possibility that the party will reject Trump and nominate Romney as its candidate for president. Or that the party will split, with one of the aspirants forming a new political party. That split could well assure a Democratic victory in November. And in a longer view, the Republican Party itself may expire as a viable political party.
Stay tuned.
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